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PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Landside Terminal, 4Th Fl PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Landside Terminal, 4th Fl. Mezz. P.O. Box 12370 - Pittsburgh, PA 15231-0370 Tel: 412.472.3582 - Fax: 412.472.3544 November 8, 2011 www.FlyPittsburgh.com PENNSYLVANIA AIR SERVICE COMMITTEE A Sub-Committee of the Pennsylvania Aviation Advisory Committee to The Governor of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS PIT Connector Regional Air Service Plan The Allegheny County Airport Authority, on behalf of the PENNSYLVANIA AIR SERVICE COMMITTEE, is accepting Statements of Qualifications until: 2:00 PM EST on Tuesday, December 13, 2011, from firms interested in providing consulting services related to developing a New Regional Air Service Plan for providing scheduled commercial air service to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), otherwise known as the “PIT Connector,” from thirteen (13) connecting airports throughout Pennsylvania. The connecting airports are: Airport City County Altoona-Blair County Airport Altoona Blair Arnold Palmer Regional Airport Latrobe Westmoreland Bradford Regional Airport Lewis Run (Bradford) McKean Dubois Regional Airport Falls Creek (DuBois) Jefferson Erie International Airport Erie Erie Harrisburg International Airport Middletown (Harrisburg) Dauphin Johnstown-Cambria County Airport Johnstown Cambria Lancaster Airport Lancaster Lancaster Lehigh Valley International Airport Allentown Lehigh Pittsburgh International Airport Pittsburgh Allegheny University Park Airport State College Centre Venango Regional Airport Franklin Venango Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl. Airport Avoca (Scranton) Luzerne Williamsport Regional Airport Williamsport Lycoming The Pennsylvania Air Service Committee (PASC) consists of all commercial air service airports in Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation Bureau of Aviation. PASC recognizes the need to provide continued and reliable air service to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) from November 8, 2011 PENNSYLVANIA AIR SERVICE COMMITTEE / ACAA REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS PIT Connector Regional Air Service Plan throughout Pennsylvania. As a result, the PASC has decided to secure the services of a planning and aviation consultant to develop a New Regional Air Service Plan that can be used as a marketing tool in recruiting airlines to provide air service to PIT from each of the other non-large hub PA commercial service airports. The developed plan will focus on the route plan, schedule plan, pricing model, traffic and revenue forecast, operating cost forecast, interline baggage transfer agreements, and estimated financial support requirements needed to make the PIT Connector a viable option for interested airlines. The New Regional Air Service Plan must be developed in cooperation with the PASC, PIT, and each of the connecting airports. In addition, the plan must include how the PIT Connector addresses the expansion of the Marcellus Shale industry in Pennsylvania, including, as a minimum, seeking input from the Marcellus Shale Coalition. Due to the uncertainty of the future of the current federal Essential Air Service (EAS) program, the final New Regional Air Service Plan must be independent of the EAS program. The final plan must include recommendations for providing air service to each of the participating airports. At a minimum, interested consulting firms shall include the following documents as part of the Statement of Qualifications, in order of importance: 1. Project Manager experience on similar projects and qualifications 2. Key staff experience on similar projects and qualifications 3. References from clients 4. Consulting firm qualifications 5. Statement of project understanding 6. Letter of Interest with contact information 7. DBE participation, encouraged but not required Proposals and interviews will be requested from two or three short-listed firms. Five (5) hard copies and one (1) electronic copy of the Statement of Qualifications must be received by no later than 2:00 PM EST on Tuesday, December 13, 2011, by: John R. Serpa, Esq., C.M., Mgr. of Capital Planning Programs Allegheny County Airport Authority Planning & Environmental Affairs Dept., Operations & Facilities Div. (Rm. L4770) Pittsburgh International Airport Landside Mezzanine P.O. Box 12370, Pittsburgh, PA 15231-0370 All questions re this RFQ should be addressed to Mr. Serpa at [email protected], the address above, or (412) 472-3582. Copies of this RFQ can be downloaded directly from www.FlyPittsburgh.com (click under “Doing Business With Us: Business Opportunities”). Page 2 of 2 – 11/8/11 Final .
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