This announcement is a Request for Information (RFI) only. The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Afghanistan Engineer District South (USACE-AES), Kandahar, Afghanistan is seeking preliminary marketing information from capable and reliable sources. The proposed requirement is to obtain a Commercial Airline Service for round trip air transportation from Kandahar Air Field (KAF) to Dubai, UAE. The Contractor providing such services would provide aircrafts which are certified as follows: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), or U.S. Federal Aviation (FAA). The contractor is obligated to comply with generally accepted standards of airmanship, training, maintenance practices and procedures. The contractor shall identify if their aircrafts are Commercial Airlift Review Board (CARB) certified from the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) in accordance with DoD Direction 4500.53, dated 2 December 2010 as well as Fly American Act, 49 USC 40118, and CRAF Act, 49 USC 41106. This effort is classified through the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) under 481111, Scheduled Charter Passenger Air Transportation. Respondents are asked to provide a Statement of Capabilities and also, responses to each of the questions below. The requested information is for planning purposes, and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a contract procurement action will be issued. However, USACE-AES will utilize the information for technical and acquisition planning. All data received in response to this RFI marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from release outside the U.S. Government. It is not the intent of USACE-AES to reimburse providers for the cost of submitting information in response to this RFI. The Government will not return pictures, documents, graphs and or other requested information. It is emphasized that this RFI is for planning and information purposes only and is NOT to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contractual agreement. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation. Questions may be directed to:
[email protected]. Phone calls and fax transmittals will not be accepted. Interested offerors must address the requirements of this RFI in a written form as described in the previous paragraphs by electronic mail to:
[email protected], no later than 5:00 PM Kandahar, Afghanistan local time on 12 May 2011. Respondents must demonstrate knowledge and expertise providing the services identified above in an OCONUS (Outside the Continental United States) theater. Responses must reference the request for information, and contain the respondents commercial and government entity (CAGE) code, if available. Please reference each response with the question numbers as follows: 1) Company name, company mailing address, point of contact, telephone number, e-mail address, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, if available, and size of your organization (i.e. Large Business, Small Business) using as the basis for your response. 2) Provide a limited discussion of how your firm could provide safe air transportation service for DOD employees3) Provide daily flight schedule from Dubai to Kandahar Air Field and from Kandahar Air Field to Dubai (Monday through Sunday). USACE estimates 15 to 50 passengers requiring flights per week; however, Contractors are not guaranteed a specific number of taskings. 4) Provide schedule of operation for booking/ticketing agents, methods of contact, and baggage limitations and weight restrictions. 7) Is your company a foreign-owned/foreign-controlled firm? 8) Provide a copy of your firms AISA license.