DATE: October 22, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: John Zanoni, Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
SUBJECT: Retroactive Agreement with DFC, Inc., dba Advanced Helicopter Services for Aircraft Maintenance Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with DFC, Inc., dba Advanced Helicopter Services, for aircraft maintenance services for the Sheriff's Office aircrafts consisting of one MD530F, two MD500E helicopters, and one Cessna T206H airplane, effective October 1, 2024, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $8,000,000.
REPORT
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. On August 1, 2024, the County of Fresno Purchasing Division of the Internal Services Department issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) which solicited proposals to provide aircraft maintenance for the Sheriff's Air Support Unit located at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport. DFC, Inc. has provided services since 2016 with the previous Agreement No. A-21-134, which expired at the three-year base term on July 31, 2024. Due to price increases, DFC, Inc. was unable to support the current contract pricing to extend the term for another year, therefore the County issued an RFQ. Two quotations were received, and DFC, Inc. was the lower bidder, and is the recommended vendor to provide aircraft maintenance to the Sheriff's Air Support Unit. DFC, Inc. have won the Sheriff's Office RFQ's for the last three bidding cycles and has performed services for the Sheriff's Air Support Unit for over eight years. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. DFC, Inc., submitted the lower bid out of the two vendors for the RFQ. If the recommended action is not approved, the Sheriff's Air Support Unit would not be able to obtain an aircraft maintenance se...
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