Sources Sought - Alaskan Vendors for Type 3 Multiple Award Task Order Contract for Helicopter Support Services

1. PURPOSE This is a Sources Sought Notice for market research only. It is NOT a solicitation, request for proposal, or request for quote, and it does not commit the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government will not pay for any information submitted or for costs incurred in responding. The US Forest Service Helicopter Program is seeking to identify Alaskan vendors that can provide helicopter services. The Government will use responses to determine the possibility of issuing an on-ramp opportunity for its current Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC). 2. BACKGROUND Missions will include, but are not limited to, fire suppression, fire monitoring, initial attack, prescribed fire and aerial ignition, short-haul, rappel, law enforcement limited to non-threatening surveillance, reconnaissance, and other administrative and related resource activities.