Title
Airport Safety Management System On-Call Consulting Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve a contract amendment #1 with Delta Airport Consultants, Inc. for $300,000 to provide on-call consulting services,
B. Approve a contract amendment #1 with Futron Aviation Corporation for $300,000 to provide on-call consulting services, and
C. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contracts up to two, one-year terms with possible prices adjustments and to amend the contracts consistent with the purpose for which the contracts were approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Haley Gentry, Aviation
Jerome Woodard, Aviation
Explanation
§ As of February 23, 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires commercial service Airports to implement a Safety Management System (SMS) program.
§ In response to the FAA requirement, the city issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) on July 10, 2023, for on-call consulting services in support of the Airport’s SMS program.
§ Delta Airport Consultants Inc. and Futron Aviation Corporation were selected as successful proponents with both contracts being approved in December 2023 for a three-year period with an estimated contract amount not to exceed $300,000 each.
§ The FAA communicated an additional SMS requirement in February 2024.
§ The additional SMS requirement will increase the Airport’s need for on-call consulting services through Delta Airport Consultants, Inc. and Futron Aviation Corporation beyond the initially approved contract amount.
§ The new estimated total contract amount with each firm will be $600,000.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
The Federal DBE program does not require a DBE goal for all On-Call Contracts. DBE goals will be negotiated per task order. Aviation will monitor goal achievement throughout the life of the contracts.
Fiscal Note
Funding: Aviation Operating Budget and Aviation Capital Investment Plan