SOLICITATION NOTICE
W -- Lease of a Light Twin Engine Aircraft
- Notice Date
- 4/8/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 532411
— Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02142-1093
- ZIP Code
- 02142-1093
- Solicitation Number
- DTRT57-10-Q-80075
- Archive Date
- 7/23/2010
- Point of Contact
- Karen M. Marino, Phone: 6174942437
- E-Mail Address
-
karen.marino@dot.gov
(karen.marino@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), intends to lease a light twin engine general aircraft for the purpose of conducting a flight test program for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This proposed action will be issued as a competitive Request for Quotation (RFQ) in accordance with Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), FAR Part 13. The purpose of this requirement is to lease an aircraft that will be used to gather photometric data of current airport lighting and signage configurations at several major airports in the eastern United States. The aircraft models requested are limited to the following: Piper Aztec, Piper Seneca, Beechcraft Baron, and Cessna 310. The aircraft will be piloted by Federal employees of the Volpe Center. They will be commercial rated multi-engine pilots with instrument flight instructor certificates. A complete statement of work will be set forth in the Request for Quotation (RFQ). RFQ issuance will be on or about April 23, 2010. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 532411 and the small business size standard is $6.0M. For questions concerning this acquisition, contact the contracting officer in writing by email at Karen.Marino@dot.gov. The Government will not pay for any documentation provided in response to this synopsis and documentation received will not be returned to the sender. NOTE: All contractors must be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to receive award from a DOT Agency. Contractors may access the site at http://www.ccr.gov to register and/or obtain information about the registration process. Additionally, solicitation Representation and Certifications are no longer provided within the solicitation and must be submitted on-line through On-Line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). ORCA is a web based system that centralizes and standardizes the collection, storage and viewing of the Representations and Certifications required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Potential offerors are highly encouraged to complete the on-line provisions within the Representations and Certifications at https://orca.bpn.gov. ATTENTION: Small and Disadvantaged (SDB), Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs). The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation-related contracts. The Maximum line of credit is $750,000. The STLP loan has a variable rate, which is connected to the prime rate. The current rate may be found on the OSDBU website http://osdbuweb.dot.gov or call 1-(800) 532-1169.
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- Record
- SN02116617-W 20100410/100408235213-18041f11944a8bbbd9d139f425e88fbe (fbodaily.com)
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