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

WeberOPP-0634685通过由采购和成本支持司(DACS)管理和协调的竞争性招标过程，洛杉矶拉斐特的石油直升机公司。已经被选为美国国家科学基金会极地计划办公室的轻型和中型升降机、旋转翼飞行服务的提供商。从每年10月到2月，Phi将从南极的麦克默多站和营地运营一支最多由4架直升机组成的机队。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。该合同还包括根据需要增加机组人员和维修人员，以及增加飞机和可用天数的规定。该合同还包含了在航空电子和综合GPS之后纳入自动飞行的谈判定价。合同价值估计在大约七年内不超过34,076,750美元，其中包括两年的基本奖励和五个一年的选项(奖励)期间。内政部、国家商业中心、航空管理局(AMD)通过与国家科学基金会极地计划办公室的谅解备忘录，为支持美国南极计划(USAP)在南极的活动提供与航空相关的活动，并将代表NSF管理和管理本合同。这笔1美元的象征性奖励的目的是：1)约束与PHI的合同，2)在NSF财务会计系统中建立合同，以便在未来的服务执行期间进行奖励。

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.