SOURCES SOUGHT
V -- COMMERCIAL AVIATION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 2/12/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 481211
— Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNH07184998L
- Response Due
- 2/16/2007
- Archive Date
- 2/12/2008
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/HQ is hereby soliciting information about potential sources for Commercial Aviation Transporation Services (CATS). The NASA Headquarters Aircraft Management Division has a requirement to acquire commercial aviation transportation services that will primarily originate from Johnson Space Center (JSC), Kennedy Space Center (KSC), and Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). NASA's transportation requirements are concentrated primarily around Space Shuttle missions, although they may occur at other times due to other contingencies such as in space and natural emergencies. Transportation is required for Space Shuttle crew families to and from launches and landings, and in the event of a mishap. Additionally, flights may be needed to carry an Initial Response Team to a launch-abort site identified as East Coast Abort Landing Site (ECALS) or to an OCONUS landing site identified as a Transoceanic Abort Landing Site (TALS). The Shuttle is scheduled for four to six missions a year. CATS would typically be needed during Shuttle launch windows as described below: - at Launch minus 5 days - during launch support slips, averaging 4 days/mission - during shuttle mission, averaging 14 days/mission - through landing plus 2 days Transportation services will also be provided in support of the International Space Station Program. Twice a year NASA requires transporation for Astronaut crews from Kazakhstan and emergency response to in-space operations problems. The Contractor shall provide ready to fly aircraft within 4 hours of the initial notification. To meet the emergency transportation flight requirements, multiple aircraft may simultaneously be required at JSC, KSC, and MSFC. NASA intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) in early to mid-April 2007. This solicitation will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offeror?s responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. No additional notices will be posted. Vendors having the capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to submit appropriate documentation, literature, brochures, and references. Please include information about the company's aircraft - types of planes, size, and how many. Responses must state if the company is small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBzone, and/or woman-owned. Procurement related questions should be directed to: Rachel.C.McIntyre@nasa.gov. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a) set-aside based on responses hereto. All responses shall be submitted to Rachel McIntyre no later than February 16, 2007. Please reference NNH07184998L in any response. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN01230832-W 20070214/070212223856 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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