Erickson Incorporated has been awarded a seat on both “pools,” or specialty areas that it bid within Astro.
Astro is a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle using FAR 16 Ordering Procedures.
The contract will be a 10-year contract (five-year base period, one five-year option).
Astro is designed to meet Department of Defense (and Combatant Commands) mission requirements related to manned, unmanned and optionally manned systems, robotics and platforms. This includes operations, maintenance, readiness, development, systems integration, business support, mission support, and research and development.
The Mission Operations Pool is all non-data collection and analysis services associated with manned, unmanned and optionally manned systems, robotics and platforms supporting mission performance for land, air, sea or space.
The Aviation Pool functions are maintenance, repair and overhaul of manned, optionally manned and unmanned aircraft. This includes traditional labor services as well as “as a service” support.
Scott Zurschmit, vice president of Business Capture at Erickson Incorporated, said, “This is an excellent addition to the arsenal of contracting vehicles Erickson has to compete for new business. Customers can use these two Astro ‘pools’ in their acquisition strategy, in line with our defense aerial operations and heavy maintenance business lines.”
Astro will include all contract types, including FFP (all types), Cost-Reimbursement (all types), Incentive (all types), T&M, and Labor-Hour. It will also support commercial and non-commercial items, CONUS & OCONUS; and may also combine more than one contract type. All Astro task order procurements will be conducted by FEDSIM or a specifically approved and delegated AAS Regional Office. FEDSIM conservatively estimates 20-plus task orders per year, with a minimum order threshold of $100 million (sometimes exceeding $1 billion). This number is expected to grow year over year.
