J -- UH-1 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE

This contract involves providing non-personal aircraft and equipment maintenance support for the United States Air Force Survival School training mission, primarily focused on the UH-1N helicopters stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington. Key tasks include deploying a certified mechanic to the Tacoma Command Post to maintain one aircraft operating there six days a week, supporting additional biannual water rescue missions in Tillamook, desert rescue training in Vantage, and national search and rescue missions. The service provider will be responsible for maintenance, servicing, ground handling, inspections, repairs, corrosion prevention, custodial duties, and minor facility upkeep for the aircraft and equipment, ensuring readiness to meet pilot and aircrew training requirements. Collaboration with the 36th Rescue Flight and Fairchild AFB communities to continuously improve service quality is emphasized, along with the requirement for a trained, professional, and customer-focused workforce. The contract will be awarded through a full and open competition using a Request for Proposal process under FAR Part 15, resulting in a firm-fixed-price type contract with a 12-month base period starting around October 1, 2008, and up to four 12-month option periods. An initial 30-day mobilization phase is expected to begin in September 2008. The government will provide certain maintenance support services, such as off-equipment and structural maintenance, but reserves the right to expand the scope to include other aircraft and maintenance functions. The solicitation and related documentation will be available electronically on FedBizOpps, with proposals due approximately one month after release. Registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database is required, and the contract falls under NAICS code 488190 with a small business size standard of $6.5 million. Questions are to be directed to designated contracting officials via email.