V -- Air & Transportation Services

This procurement is for scheduled certificated U.S. airlines to provide passenger transportation services, Government-wide, for approximately 6,000 domestic/international airport or city pairs. The requirement-type contracts will be for one year beginning OCT 1, 2006, plus one 2-month and one 1-month option periods. The contracts are for the movement of passengers and are used by almost all Federal Agencies and various other authorized users. They do not require travel agent services and do not include any role for travel agents for the purposes of this proposed contract. Air carriers who are not currently approved by the Department of Defense (DoD) must, prior to award, have appropriate Federal Aviation Administration certification, adequate insurance, and be approved by DoD based on successful completion of a technical safety evaluation including an on-site survey (audit) by DoD. Carriers who are otherwise eligible must also participate in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) program. For information regarding the CRAF program, call the Office of the Assistant for Civil Air at (618) 229-1751. All responsible sources will be considered. A Pre-solicitation Conference will be held on February 07, 2006 A notice will be posted on the FEDBIZOPPS web site for any changes regarding the conference; RSVP to [email protected]. A draft solicitation will be issued on or about January 24, 2006. The final solicitation will be issued on or about February 28, 2006. Group 1 proposals are due on or about April 05, 2006 and Group 2 proposals on or about April 27, 2005. The DRAFT AND FINAL SOLICITATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLY ON THE INTERNET AT FBO.GOV. This procurement is not set aside for small business concerns; however, all qualified small business concerns are encouraged to submit offers. The NAICS for this procurement is 481111 and the size standard to be considered a small business is 1500 employees or less.