Leadplane

What they want

• Provide five Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft (1984-2013 model years, serial numbers BB-1192 through BB-2019), each on exclusive use from February 1 through September 28 (240 days) every year
• Base the aircraft at Boise International Airport (KBOI), Boise, Idaho; the Government provides the flight crew
• Maintain the aircraft: the table of contents lists airworthiness directives (mandatory FAA safety orders), manufacturer service bulletins, records, test flights, and weight and balance
• Equip the aircraft to the avionics and equipment specifications in Section B and its exhibits (these sections were not read)
• Keep aircraft available on the schedule and reaction time in the contract; the table of contents lists damages for unavailability
• Possible day-by-day extension of the exclusive-use period in a busy fire season, if the Government and the contractor agree
• Other duties listed in the table of contents: aircraft use reports, electronic invoicing through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), a prework meeting, and mobilization and demobilization

What to include when you submit

• Acknowledge receipt of each amendment (0001 and 0002) before the response due date: complete items 8 and 15 of the amendment form and return copies, note it on your offer, or send a separate letter or email that cites the solicitation and amendment numbers.
• The offeror? completes blocks 12, 17, 23, 24 and 30 of Standard Form 1449? (SF 1449, the form you sign and return as your offer).
• The table of contents lists offeror exhibits to fill in: E-1 miscellaneous information, E-2 aircraft questionnaire, E-3 aircraft information form and E-4 past performance questionnaire.
• Amendment 0001 removed the requirement to send FAA Part 135 certificates and operations specifications with the proposal.

Current contractor

No incumbent is named; the justification calls this a follow-on lease. The sources sought notice issued July 14, 2026 drew three responses: two large businesses (Greenwood Group and Yingling) and one small business (J. Mack Enterprises, which the justification says holds all five required aircraft). The Government intends one single-award IDIQ.

Not in the notice text

• Large parts were left out: about 210,000 characters from the middle of the solicitation and each amendment (including the price schedule, Section B specifications, contract clauses, and the Section D proposal instructions and evaluation factors). The question-and-answer spreadsheet B26_SQA_Q_A_RFQ_140D0426R0080_(Lead_Plane)_0002.xlsx is attached but not read.
• How to submit offers, page limits, the evaluation factors and their order, and any site visit or question deadline.
• The daily availability and flight-hour prices, the economic price adjustment terms, and the damages for unavailability.
• Aircraft insurance amounts and mechanic qualifications (listed in the table of contents, not read).
• Set-aside: SAM.gov does not state one, and the SF 1449 set-aside boxes could not be read; check the form on SAM.gov.
• Exactly what Amendment 0002 changed beyond the exclusive-use end date; its changes are marked in red in the PDF.