Commercial Air Transportation

Ge n e r al In f o r m ati o n D o c u m e n t T y p e: S o u r c e s S o u gh t N o tice S o licitati o n N u m b e r : P R C 2 MR 31 K 003 0 0 P o s ted Dat e : 2 7 A pr il 201 3 Cu rr e n t Re s pon s e Dat e : 0 3 M a y 201 3 N A I C S C od e: 481211 C o n tra c t i n g O f f ice A ddr ess GS C C A f gh a n Nati o n a l Se c u r i t y F o r c e s S u ppor t Br a n ch C a m p P h o e n i x , Ka b u l, A f gh a n i s t a n A P O A E 0932 0 Descrip t i o n T h is is a R e q u e s t f o r In f o r m a t i o n ( R FI) as d e f i n ed in F AR 1 5 . 20 1 ( e ) . T h e G o v e rn m e n t i s r e q u est i n g i n f o r m ati o n r e g a rd i n g t h e a v a i la b ili t y a n d c ap a b ili t y o f i n d u s t r y to m e e t o u r air tra n s por tati o n n e ed s , f o r bo th p as s e n g er a n d c ar g o , f r o m nu m e ro u s l o c a ti o n s to a n d fro m or i g i n l o c a ti on s w i t h i n A f gh a n i s tan. P lease r e f er to t h e atta ch m e n t o f t h e c o n t e m p lated P e r f o r m a n ce Wor k Stat e m e n t ( P W S ) . F o r t h is R FI, t h e De p a r t m e n t o f De f e ns e a r e i n t e r ested in d ete r m i n i n g w h e t h e r o r n o t po te n tia l l y n e w , c u rr e n t, a n d f u t u r e do m e s tic s e r v ice pro v i d e r s a r e i n te r ested in do i n g bu s i n ess w i t h t h e De p a r t m e n t o f D e f e n s e f o r m o v e m e n t o f p as s e n g e r s a n d c ar g o t h rou gh o u t A f g h a n i s t a n . Pr o c e s s T h is r e q u est is to g a t h er i n f o r m ati o n f r o m i n te r ested p a r ties a n d is d e e m ed es s e n ti a l as p a r t o f o u r c o lla bor ati v e, d eli b e r ate p la nn i n g pro c e s s f o r t h e De p a r t m e n t o f De f e ns e i n e x p a n d i n g t h e c o mm e r cial tra ns por tati o n s e r v ices a n d t h e su ppor t to A fg h an Na t io n al S e c u r i t y F or c e s tra ns por tati o n m i s s i o n r e q u ir e m e n ts a n d to e x te n d ou r pro f es s i o n al p a r t n e r - s h i pp i n g r elati o n s h ip w i t h o u r air c arr ier e n tit i es. I n te r ested p a r ties sh o u ld a n s wer t h e f o ll o w i n g q u e s ti o n s a n d p r o v i d e t h e r e q u ested i n f o r m a ti o n : 1 . Ha v e y o u e v er c o n d u cted a n y air tra n s por tati o n b u s i n e s s w i t h t h e U . S. g o v e rn m e n t in t h e m o v e m e n t o f p as s e n g e r s a n d / o r c ar g o in A f gh a n i s ta n ? I f s o , p lease s tate y o u r last c o mm it m e n t. a. Contract number b. Date(s) of service provided c. Shipment origin and destination 2 . A r e y o u c u rr e n t l y r e g i s te r ed w i t h t h e J o i n t C o n t i n g e n c y C o n tra c t i n g S ys t e m ( J CC S ) ? 3 . A r e y o u c u rr e n t l y a n a ppro v ed D o D air c arr ie r , as d ete rm i n ed b y HQ A M C/ A 3 B a n d t h e C i v il Ai r lift R e v i e w Bo a r d ( C A R B ) ? 4 . W h at t y p e o f ca r g o h a v e yo u tra ns por te d ? 5 . Id e n tify t h e q u a n ti t y , s ize a n d t y p e o f f i x ed w i n g a n d ro ta r y w i n g ai r c r a f t or g a n ic to y o u r c o m p a n y . 6 . A r e y o u r c o m p a n y ' s a s s ets o w n ed o r lease d ? 7 . A r e y o u r f l i g h t - c r e w s f u l l - ti m e o r p a r t - t i m e? 8 . Do y o u r f l i g h t - c r e w s m e e t all r e q u ir e m e n ts o f A fg h a n i s t a n C i v il A v iati o n R e g u lati on s ( A C A R ) P a r t 1 - 1 1 a n d I n te r n ati o n al C i v il A v i ati o n O r g a n izati o n (IC A O) r e q u ir e m e n t s ? 10 . A r e y o u r p e r s o nn el q u a lified to h a n d le a n d c er tify h a z a r do u s m ate r ia l s f o r s h i p m e n t/t r a n s por t? A n d if y es, a r e t h e y d es i gn ated i n w r i ti n g a n d c a n y o u pro v i d e? 11 . W h at p e r c e n ta g e o f y o u r c o m p a n y ' s as s e ts o r f leet w i l l b e d e d icat e d a n d r e a d ily a v ai l a b le f o r D o D us e? 12 . W h at is y o u r " t u r n a rou n d " t i m e f o r pro v i d i n g ai r c r a f t with f l i gh t - c r e w s to a n d f r o m t h e l o c a ti o n s li s ted in t h e a t tac h ed P WS ? 13 . W h at is t h e pro x i m i t y o f a irc r a f t a n d s u ppor t eq u i p m e n t to t h e or i g in l o c a ti o n s m e n ti on ed in t h e P W S? A r e air as s e t s pr ese n tl y i n c ou n t r y ? a. H o w mu c h a d v a n ce n o t i f ic a ti o n is r e q u ired to m e e t t h e d eli v e r y o f a ss e t s to su ppor t a n d m e e t m i s s i o n r e q u ir e m e n t s ? 14 . P lease pro v i d e c o m p a n y p o i n t o f c o n tact, a ddr es s , tele pho n e nu m b e r , e m a i l, a n d s ta t u s o f t h e c o m p a n y ; ( i. e ., A fg h a n - o w n e d , A f g h a n w o m a n - o w n e d ) . Di s cl a i m er T h e i n f o r m a t i o n r e q u ested is fo r p la nn i n g p u rpo s es o n l y , s ub j e c t to FAR C l a us e 52 . 21 5 - 3 , e n tit l ed " S o lic i tati o n f o r I n f o r m ati o n o r P la nn i n g P u rpo s es." T h is R FI is i s s u ed s o le l y f o r i n f o r m ati o n a n d p la n n i n g p u r p o s es a n d do es n o t co ns t it u te a s o licitati o n . A ll i n f o r m ati o n r e c e i v ed in r es p o ns e to t h is R FI w ill b e tre a ted as b us i n e s s c on f i d e n ti a l i n f or m ati o n , a n d e x e m p ted f r o m d i s cl o s u r e u n d er t h e Fr e e do m o f In f o r m ati o n A ct. N o n e t h el e ss , s u b m i tte r s sh ou ld prop e r ly m a r k t h eir r es po ns e s if t h e i n for m a t i o n is c on f i d e n tial. R e s po ns e to t h e R FI w i ll n o t b e r et u r n e d . I n a c c ord a n ce w i t h F AR 15 . 20 1 ( e ) , r es po ns es to t h is n o tice a r e n o t o ff e r s a n d c an n o t b e a c c ep t e d b y t h e G o v e rn m e n t to f o r m a b i n d i n g c o n tra c t. R es po n d e r s a r e s o le l y r es po ns i b le f o r all e x p e n s e as s o ciat e d w ith r es po n d i n g to t h is R FI. HO W T O R E SP O ND P lease su b m i t c o mm e n ts n o later t h an 0 3 M a y 201 3 . P r e f e r r ed m e d ia i s ele c tr o n ic c op ies i n Mic ro s o f t Word , P o w er P o i n t, o r E x c e l. P r e f e rr ed m et h o d o f s u b m i s si o n is v ia e m ail. P o i n t o f C o n tact T r e v o r S k el l y , L T , S C , US N , E m ail tre v or . j . sk el l y@ a fg h a n . s w a . a r my . m i l P lace o f P e r f or m a n ce C ou n t r y : A f gh a n i s tan