16--Aircraft Rental

The U.S. Army RDECOM Contracting Center, Natick Contracting Division has a requirement for the rental of 27 hours of aircraft/airspace and 16 hours of wind tunnel use in support of free fall missions ongoing with the Military Free Fall Operation school as part of the Arc Angel Program. This on-going requirement will be for a period of 15 October 2009 thru 14 October 2010 to include days and nights. This additional requirement will allow the Government to evaluate a GPS navigation guidance system that allows the parachutist to conduct extreme canopy flight from ranges up to 50 kilometers from the designated landing area. The government intends to award one Firm Fixed Price Contract to Skydive Arizona, a small business located in Eloy ,AZ. A Market Survey has been conducted and found that only Skydive Arizona can support this mission. The requisition number for this acquisition is W91A2K-9251-9010. This acquisition will be issued using Other Than Full and Open Competition under FAR 6.302-1(a) (2) (iii). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 481219. The Standard Industrial Code is 7359. The size standard is $7.0 dollars. Delivery shall be F.O.B. destination, inspection and acceptance shall be at destination by the cognizant receiving authority. No questions will be taken over the phone. All questions must be directed to Mr. Paul Hannah,Contract Specialist at [email protected].