Provide vessel or vessels to support the Aviation Training Program at the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, Aguadilla, PR.

The U.S. Coast Guard Director of Operational Logistics (DOL-9) is soliciting commercial services to support the Aviation Training Program at Air Station Borinquen in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. This requirement, identified under solicitation number 70Z08420QBB707700, involves providing and operating one or more vessels to facilitate helicopter hoisting exercises. The contractor is responsible for all management, supervision, personnel, labor, materials, fuel, and equipment necessary to maintain vessel operations for the training program.

The procurement is conducted as an unrestricted full and open competition under NAICS code 488390, Other Support Activities for Water Transportation, which carries a size standard of $41.5 million. The corresponding PSC is V124 for TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRANSPORTATION: MARINE CHARTER. This solicitation utilizes simplified procedures for certain commercial items according to FAR Part 12 and Subpart 13.5.

Responses for this opportunity are due by August 13, 2020. The primary point of contact for this requirement is Vicente Macho, and the place of performance is located in Puerto Rico. The solicitation package includes five attachments: the original RFQ, a past performance questionnaire, a wage determination, and two subsequent amendments. All services must be performed in accordance with the specifications outlined in the combined synopsis and solicitation notice.