Aircraft Maintenance Services

The objective of this solicitation and any resulting contract is to obtain Aircraft Maintenance Services for US Forest Service fleet aircraft. The Contractor will provide for shop maintenance meeting the minimum requirements of the solicitation on an on-demand basis. The US Forest Service has a requirement to maintain US Forest Service fleet aircraft in Redding, CA, Missoula, MT, and Redmond, OR. Contractor personnel will not be required to perform maintenance on various aircraft types as identified in the solicitation. The resulting contract will be a five year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract with a guarantee $2,500 over the course of the contract. The solicitation and resulting contract contains Alternate 1 of the Government Property Clause. Please note that FAR 52.245-1 Alternate 1, shifts the risk of any loss of Government Property to the Contractor as follows. 52.245-1, Alternate I (Apr 2012). As prescribed in 45.107(a)(2), substitute the following for paragraph (h)(1) of the basic clause: (h)(1) The Contractor assumes the risk of, and shall be responsible for, any loss of Government property upon its delivery to the Contractor as Government-furnished property. However, the Contractor is not responsible for reasonable wear and tear to Government property or for Government property properly consumed in performing this contract. The resulting contract will be firm fixed rate IDIQ Contract for maintenance crew services. This requirement is set aside for small business.