V -- Air Transportation Service (cargo, passenger, scheduled and charter)

1. DESCRIPTION This is a Request for Information (RFI). This RFI is to request information for aircraft service (passenger, cargo) from Copenhagen Denmark to Thule AB Greenland and Thule AB Greenland to inland points within Greenland. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE AT THIS TIME. USTRANSCOM/TCAQ-R is seeking sources that may be able to provide: A. Fixed wing scheduled service to move a minimum of 200 seats one way and 15,000kg of cargo between Copenhagen Denmark and Kangerlussuaq Greenland. B. Chartered Air Transportation. A separate CLIN will be established to provide passenger and cargo service to/from Kangerlussuaq GR to Thule AB GR. Trips will occur every 2 weeks and aircraft must be capable of carrying 26 passengers and 800kg of cargo each way. A minimum of 16 round trips per year. C. Non-stop jet charter air transportation between Copenhagen/Thule AB/Copenhagen capable of carrying at a minimum of 190 passengers plus baggage, 20,000kg of cargo, every 4 weeks. Minimum of 11 round trips per year. D. Provide service to receive cargo from vendors at contractors storage facilities in Copenhagen and Thule, store and secure US Government cargo at contractors storage facilities in Copenhagen and Thule, transport and protect cargo from the terminals and airport, receive and process inbound cargo and manifest and document all cargo airlift departing Copenhagen and Kangerlussuaq. E. Reimbursable expenses cover actual costs to the contractor for airport fees, federal transportation taxes, fuel and crew expenses. Fuel reimbursement will be calculated on the burn fuel rates and at the established base price per U.S. Gallon as published by the Defense Energy Support Center. Contractor must be DoD Approved. The carrier must also be listed, maintained and operated in accordance with the air carriers Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) 135 or 121 Certificate. All aircraft in performance of this contract will have two or more engines, meet the Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), be fixed wing and capable of operating as all passenger, all cargo or a combination configuration. Aircraft must be capable of flying in extreme cold. Flight crews will be trained, qualified, and scheduled in accordance with the governing Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) rules and regulations. All interested parties should respond with aircraft type and capacity that is currently available that would justify the source's qualifications to perform this task. Please provide as much information as possible regarding your fleet, estimated costs and confirm whether you are/are not DoD Approved at this time. All information obtained from this RFI will be used as market research. At this time, USTRANSCOM is NOT looking for proposals. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. This RFI does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, nor a Request for Quotations, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue an order or otherwise pay for the information solicited. Responses to this RFI are due 31 Jan 08, 1600hrs (CST). Electronic copies can be submitted to carla.diamond@ustranscom.mil. If you submit proprietary data, please mark it clearly with the appropriate markings. Further action on this anticipated requirement will be determined following review of the responses to this RFI. All correspondence regarding this RFI should be addressed to Carla Diamond, Contract Specialist, USTRANSCOM/TCAQ-R, email carla.diamond@ustranscom.mil.