Acquisition of Helicopter Services for the United States Antarctic Program (USAP).

通过由石油直升机公司采购和成本支持部（DACS）管理和协调的竞标过程，Lafayette，LA已被选定为轻型和中型升力，旋翼飞行服务的NSF极地计划办公室的供应商。 PHI将在每年10月至2月期间从南极洲的麦默多站和南极洲的营地地点运营最多4架直升机的机队。 基本合同是四架飞机，两架轻型（Aerospatiale B2）和两架中型（Bell BH-212）旋转翼飞机，为期两年。 该合同还规定增加机组人员和维修人员，并视需要增加飞机和可用天数。该合同还包括为安装自动飞行跟踪航空电子设备和综合全球定位系统商定的价格，合同价值估计为不超过34，076，750美元，为期约7年，包括两年的基本合同和五个一年的选择权内政部、国家商业中心、航空管理局通过与国家科学基金会的谅解备忘录，极地计划办公室，为航空相关活动提供支持，以支持美国南极计划（USAP）在南极洲的活动，并将代表NSF管理和执行本合同。 针对该合同的所有后续资金行动将通过内政部/AMD合同进行。该1美元的名义合同的目的是：1）约束与PHI的合同，以及2）在NSF财务会计系统中建立合同，以便在服务履行期间进行未来的合同。

ABSTRACTWeberOPP-0634685Through a competitive bidding process managed and coordinated by the Division of Acquisition and Cost Support (DACS), Petroleum Helicopters Inc. of Lafayette, LA. has been selected as the provider of light and medium lift, rotary-wing flight services to the NSF Office of Polar Programs. PHI will operate a fleet of up to four helicopters from McMurdo Station, Antarctica and camp locations in the Antarctic from October to February of each year. The base contract is for four aircraft two light (Aerospatiale B2) and two medium (Bell BH-212) rotary-wing aircraft for two years. This contract also contains provisions for the addition of aircrew and maintenance personnel, as well as additional aircraft and days of availability, as required. The contract also contains negotiated pricing for the incorporation of Automated Flight Following avionics and integrated GPS.The value of the contract is estimated at a not-to-exceed level of $34,076,750 over an approximately seven-year period consisting of two years base award with five one-year option (incentive award) periods.The Department of Interior, National Business Center, Aviation Management Directorate (AMD), through a memorandum of understanding with the National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs, provides support for aviation-related activities in support of United States Antarctic Program (USAP) activities in Antarctica and will manage and administer this contract on behalf of NSF. All subsequent funding actions against this award will be made through the Department of Interior/AMD Award.The purpose of this nominal award of $1 is to: 1) bind the contract with PHI, and 2) establish the contract in the NSF financial accounting system for purposes of future awards that will be made over the period of performance of the services.