National Pilot Services

*** AMENDMENT 003 - 12/13/2021** Request for clarification and Government responses. Update Rates Spreadsheet and Pg 9 (B.1 (e)). *** AMENDMENT 002 - 12/07/2021*** Request for clarification and Government responses. Update Rates Spreadsheet and Pg 6 (A.3 (16)) *** AMENDMENT 001 - 12/021/2021*** Request for clarification and Government responses. Update Rates Spreadsheet. *** November 17, 2021 *** (a) The United States Forest Service (USFS) Fire and Aviation Management (FAM) has a requirement to staff one or more agency owned or leased aircraft with contract pilots during the calendar year. Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQs) will be issued for this requirement. Pilot services will be used for multiple missions including initial attack of wildland fires, large fire support, mission pilot and flight crew training, administrative flights, and other missions as deemed necessary by the USFS. (b) Pilots required to staff CLINs must have been previously qualified in the respective mission (within the past 3 years) and have 100 hours PIC time in fixed-wing airplanes during the preceding 12 months. (c) Pilots will be fully trained to mission currency and proficiency in accordance with USFS approved training curricula (to include formal check rides) prior to assignment under an aircraft staffing, Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) and task order. Each pilot will undergo an Equipment or Mission Verification Check Flight and Examination by the USFS and/or its delegates. Pilot initial and recurrent training will be directed by the WO Pilot Standardization Branch. (d) The contractor shall provide full time company employees (FTE) to satisfy task orders. All pilots must be authorized by the Contracting Officer, Pilot Standardization and the Program Area. The contractor shall plan for travel to locations as determined by the Forest Service. (e) The contract company may use government furnished mission aircraft for pilot training and currency in preparation for Equipment or Mission Verification Check Flights and Examinations by the USFS. The use of government mission aircraft will be in accordance with an approved Pilot Currency/Development and Training Plan. The government will pay the fixed rate identified in the Mission Aircraft Pilot Training/Proficiency Rate CLIN and the contractor shall reimburse the government for the flight rate and actual fuel costs of the mission aircraft for all flights associated with these CLINs. All costs associated with pilot currency during a mission CLIN guarantee period will be reimbursed at the mission rate and aircraft costs will be the responsibility of the government. (f) The government may activate contract pilots to perform mission instruction/evaluation for government pilots when needed in accordance with agency approved mission training. (g) The intent of this solicitation is to award multiple Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for pilot services, each with a one-year Base period and four one-year Options. The annual contract guaranteed minimum will be based on a contractor provided and government approved Pilot Currency/Development and Training Plan for each approved CLIN using the applicable Mission Aircraft Pilot Training Fixed Rate. See attached excel file for price schedule. The vendor proposed price schedule will be incorporated into any awarded contract.