Sources Sought: PIMC Charter Air Services

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT

The Phoenix Area - Indian Health Services is seeking interested Small Business contractors for Charter Air Services. The Phoenix Indian Medical Center is located in Phoenix, AZ, and has a need to transport clinical, administrative, and other staff to and from multiple health care facilities in the Phoenix Area Indian Health Service (IHS). The majority of this activity is scheduled and follows a recurring pattern of dates, services/providers, departure and return times, and baggage requirements.

The volume, complexity, and high cost of this requirement necessitates a systematic process for its efficient coordination and implementation. Many of the sites visited require the use of general aviation for transportation due to their remote location and lack of service by scheduled air carrier. On demand charter/air taxi services managed by the PIMC Aviation Department is customarily used to satisfy these transportation needs.

INSTRUCTION TO INDUSTRY: Interested Contractors are requested to provide the following:

1) Company Name, address, point of contact, phone number, email address, SAM UEI Number, and Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) if applicable. Please indicate your company’s business category:

Small Business (SB);

Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB);

Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone);

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB);

8(a); etc.

2) Please include a capability statement (2 page max.) with enough information to demonstrate to the Indian Health Services that you have the capability to provide the Air Charter Services in accordance with the requirements in the attached draft Statement of Work. The Government will use responses to this notice to make an appropriate acquisition decision. This is the only notice, no other copies of this notice will be provided. Automated responses which do not provide the requested information specified in this sources sought notice will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered in this market research.