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North Warning System Industry Day for Airlift/Transportation Services

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Submission Closed09/02/2019, 04:59:00 AM UTC

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General Info

Agency

Department Of Defense → FA4890 Hq Acc Amic

NAICS

481211 - Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation

Place of Performance

North Warning System Sites in Canada. See Appendix 2 of Fixed Wing documents and/or Attachment 7 of Rotary Wing documents., VA, CAN

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

%28FW%29_Attachment_1_-_PWS__Fixed_Wing_Aircraft_as_of_14_May_19_%28Det_1_Final%29.docx

%28FW%29_Attachment_5_-_Cost_Summary_Fixed_Wing_Template.xlsx

%28RW%29_Attachment_5_-_NWS_Flight_Log_-_WAWF.xlsx

Attachment_1_-_North_Warning_System_-_Heavy_Lift__Fixed_Wing__PWS_-_19_Jun_19.docx

NWS_Industry_Day_Announcement.pdf

PWS__Fixed_Wing_Aircraft_as_of_19_Jun_19.docx

Sources_Sought_NWS_current_as_of_25_Jun_19.docx

Sources_Sought_NWS_current_as_of_6_Jun_19.docx

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PhaseClosed

PostedJun 6

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Notice updatedJun 25

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Response DeadlineSep 2

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Submission Closed

09/02/2019, 04:59:00 AM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA4890 Hq Acc Amic

Contacts2 people available

OfficeHAMPTON, VA, 23666, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA4890 Hq Acc Amic

Office AddressHAMPTON, VA, 23666, USA

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Capt Ashley ChungContract Manager

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Kelli A. WrightContracting Officer

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Full Description

MEMORANDUM FOR POTENTIAL OFFERORS FROM: ACC AMIC/PKB 129 Andrews Street, Suite 110 Langley AFB, VA 23665 SUBJECT: North Warning System (NWS) Fixed-Wing and Rotary-Wing Requirement Industry Day Announcement 1. ACC AMIC/PKB and Det-1 are holding an Industry Day for the NWS Fixed-Wing and Rotary Wing Requirement on September 11-12, 2019 at the Westin Hotel Harbour Castle in Toronto, Canada. 2. If you intend to participate in the NWS Industry Day, please email Capt Ashley Chung at ashley.chung.1@us.af.mil with email subject titled "NWS Industry Day Participant - Your Company Name" not later than September 1, 2019. An email is not mandatory for attendance; however, your response provides the Government a reasonable estimate of potential attendees for this event. Please include the names of all individuals that are planning to attend, their duty title, email address, and contact number. 3. During Industry Day, the Government will provide information and answer questions regarding the NWS Fixed-Wing and Rotary-Wing requirement and acquisition. If you have any questions prior to Industry Day, please submit them via email to Capt Chung not later than September 4, 2019 at 1600 EST. The Government may be able to provide better answers if provided questions prior. The point of origin for questions will not be made public; however, the questions and answers will be discussed during Industry Day and posted to Federal Business Opportunities at FBO.gov concluding the event. Any question and answers of a proprietary nature should be marked as such with propriety notations in the title and body of your email. 4. Industry Day Details a. Date: 11-12 September 2019 b. Times: TBD c. Location: Westin Hotel Harbour Castle Toronto 1 Harbour Square Toronto, ON M5J 1A6, Canada 5. There are more details to follow. Please check FBO.gov for the latest updates. 6. If you have any questions, please contact Capt Ashley Chung at 757-764-4629 / ashley.chung.1@us.af.mil or Ms. Kelli Wright at 757-225-1570 / kelli.wright.1@us.af.mil. ASHLEY S. CHUNG, Capt, USAF NWS Contract Manager ACC AMIC/PKB