Chase Plane Support Services

The USPFO for CA intends to award a single firm-fixed-price contract for Chase Plane support Services at 163rd Attack Wing, March ARB Ca: The contractor shall provide a fully mission-capable chase aircraft, along with a qualified pilot and observer crew, to accompany the RPA during all phases of flight outside of restricted airspace. THIS REQUIREMENT IS BEING SOLICITED 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. THE NAICS CODE FOR THIS ACQUISITION IS 481211 AND THE SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD IS 1500 employees. Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). To register go to www.sam.gov. You will need your DUNS number to register. Instructions for registering are on the web page (there is no fee for registration). Please note that due to recent fraudulent activity, the process for fully activating (and updating) a registration at SAM has changed, and now requires the submission of a notarized letter to GSA. See the following link for additional information and the latest updates to this process: https://www.gsa.gov/samupdate The solicitation and associated information and the plans and specifications will be available only from the Federal Business Opportunities website on-line at www.sam.gov. SAM is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested offerors must register with SAM before accessing the system. Offerors cannot log into the SAM home page and search for data. FUNDS ARE NOT PRESENTLY AVAILABLE FOR THIS ACQUISITION. NO CONTRACT AWARD WILL BE MADE UNTIL APPROPRIATED FUNDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE.