Description
The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking a fully contractor-operated and maintained exclusive use helicopter for 160 calendar days in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The contractor will provide a helicopter, personnel, fuel servicing vehicle, fuel, and all associated equipment. Missions will include short-haul, search and rescue, fire suppression, and other administrative activities. The contract has a five-year ordering period.
• The contractor must provide a light helicopter with a turbine engine, crash-resistant fuel system, and dual hydraulics.
• The helicopter must have a non-jettisonable payload of 350 pounds at 12 degrees C at 14,000 feet pressure altitude.
• The contractor must provide a pilot-in-command, relief pilot, fuel service vehicle driver, relief driver, and mechanic.
• The fuel servicing vehicle must be equipped as specified in Section B8 of the solicitation.
• The contractor must provide a fuel cache in addition to the fuel truck required in Section B8.6.