SINGLE SOURCE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT Introduction/Purpose Through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Contract Tower (FCT) Program, the FAA acquires support for mission critical and time sensitive air traffic control activities at 257 Visual Flight Rules (VFR) Airports throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and Saipan. The FCT follow-on competition and acquisition will be announced at a later date but will be within the extension period described herein. The purpose of this extension is to provide time to further refine the acquisition strategy and arrive at the most suitable approach to acquiring air traffic services for the follow-on competition. The intent of the announcement is to publicize the FAA’s determination to extend the seven existing contracts for the provision of the labor, supervision, materials, and services necessary to operate the FCT Program as stated above. The FAA intends to award a Single Source award pursuant to Acquisition Management System (AMS) 3.2.2.4 Single Source Contracting. The period of performance is for a 12-months (one-year) from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. The total estimated value for this extension is $205,105,915.23 during which the FAA intends to conduct a new competition for air traffic control services. The FCT contract provides for labor, supervision, materials, and services necessary to operate the FAA Contract Towers: The services provided are: Air Traffic Control (ATC) Services Facility Training Program Quality Assurance Program Accident/Incident Reporting Drug Testing Program Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Facilities Security Management Program Safety Management System/Safety Risk Management Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). Incumbent Contractors Applicable Contracts: DTFAWA-15-C-00017 Midwest ATC Services DTFAWA-15-C-00018 Robinson Aviation, Inc. DTFAWA-15-C-00019 Midwest ATC Services DTFAWA-15-C-00020 Robinson Aviation, Inc. DTFAWA-15-C-00021 Serco Management Services, Inc. DTFAWA-15-C-00022 Serco Management Services, Inc. DTFAWA-15-C-00023 Midwest ATC Services Summary The purpose of this extension is to provide time to further refine the acquisition strategy and determine the most suitable approach to acquiring air traffic services for the follow-on acquisition which was unable to be accomplished due to pandemic related issues. The intent of the announcement is to publicize the FAA’s intent to extend the seven existing contracts for the provision of the labor, supervision, materials, and services necessary to operate the FAA Contract Towers (FCT) Program as stated above. At this time, the FAA is not accepting proposals or capability statements from vendors. This pre-award announcement announces the contract extension on the official U.S. Government website to manage federal awards (beta.sam.gov). The FCT follow-on competition and acquisition will be announced later but within the period of this extension. ANTHONY HILL, CONTRACTING OFFICER DATE 12/15/2020
[email protected] Anthony Hill, Contracting Officer, CWO/FCT/FIC Federal Aviation Administration 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Suite 3E323L Washington, DC 20591 Office DL: 202-267-0564