MARKET SURVEY CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT HELICOPTER FIELD MAINTENANCE TRAINING ON BELL 412, BELL 429, BELL 206B AND BELL 407.

MARKET SURVEY CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT HELICOPTER FIELD MAINTENANCE TRAINING ON BELL 412, BELL 429, BELL 206B AND BELL 407.

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This is a market survey for a Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery / Requirements Type Contract for the acquisition of Helicopter Field Maintenance Training for Bell 412, Bell 429, Bell 206B and Bell 407 for Airworthiness (Maintenance / Avionics) Inspectors employed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). 

The required training services include Helicopter Field Maintenance Training IAW ATA 104 Specifications for FAA inspectors on the four (4) helicopters listed in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).

The contractor is to provide Helicopter Field Maintenance Training identified in the attached PWS to FAA Inspectors.  The contractor’s FAA approved training course to include a (14 CFR) Part 91, Part 121 or Part 135 training program.  At a minimum, the training must meet the guidelines provided by the Air Transport Association (ATA) 104 specifications (Aircraft Systems).  The contractor will be required to provide as a minimum, the number of training hours contained within their FAA approved training program.

FAA formal training consists of training courses with agency level course numbers that will be officially recorded in the employee’s personnel records. 

The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey. Therefore, any cost associated with the market survey submission is solely at the interested vendor’s expense.

At this time the nature of the competition has not been determined. The FAA may decide to do a full and open competition or set aside all or part of the procurement for small businesses or eligible socially and economically disadvantaged business that are certified by the SBA for participation in the SBA’s 8(a) Program.