99--Lift (Aircraft Ride)

The Mission Contracting Office, Fort Hood, Texas intends to award a firm fixed price sole-source contract to Paraclete XP Sky Venture, LLC to provide Annual aircraft service consisting of 1700 rides (jobs) for ABNSOTD Military Free Fall (MFF) parachute jumpers for purpose of scheduled proficiency training on a sole source basis under the authority of 10 USC 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The Government intends to enter into a firm fixed price contract with Paraclete XP Sky Venture, LLC, 925 Doc Brown Road, Raeford, NC 28376 for a base period and two option years. The justification for this noncompetitive solicitation is due to a no other vendor exists within a reasonable distance that can be reserved for use on an exclusive basis, and provide ABNSOTD with a seat per jumper with seat belt, pilot, and plane. All planes used must be approved for DoD use and maintain DoD approval. The facility must be within reasonable a distance. In this document, a reasonable distance is defined as a distance which allows the travel to, use of, and return to Fort Bragg, NC to occur during normal duty hours without special transportation requirements such as air fare. Paraclyete is approx. 23 miles (one way) from Ft. Bragg, NC. The NAICS code for this procurement is 611620 Sports and Recreation Instruction with a size standard of $7.5M. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES and no solicitation will be issued. All responses must be provided no later than 12:00 pm EST 9 December 2013. Questions regarding this solicitation may be sent to Yashica T. Rushin, contract specialist at e-mail address [email protected], phone 254-287-4830 and cc Mrs. Kay Brown, Contracting Officer, at e-mail address [email protected], phone 254-287-9143.