Purchase Order HSCG3816P202002

The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Airbus Helicopters, Inc. for spare parts supporting the HH-65 Dolphin helicopter platform. This contract, valued at $1.37 million and awarded on March 23, 2016, with completion targeted for April 19, 2019, represents part of the Coast Guard's ongoing logistics support for its rotorcraft fleet. The work was performed in Grand Prairie, Texas, where Airbus Helicopters maintains its primary U.S. operations. As the original equipment manufacturer for the HH-65 platform, Airbus Helicopters operates as the sole-source supplier for specialized components required to maintain Coast Guard search and rescue, law enforcement, and maritime security operations. No small business set-aside was utilized for this award, consistent with the company's sole-source status and the nonavailability determinations required under Federal Acquisition Regulation 25.103(b)(1) and Buy American Act exceptions.

Airbus Helicopters' position as the exclusive OEM technical support provider for the Coast Guard's helicopter fleet reflects the critical nature of this supplier relationship in sustaining operational readiness. The company's specialized expertise in providing original equipment parts, maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for the HH-65 platform—including rotor blades, servo assemblies, electronic components, structural elements, and associated technical support—makes alternative sourcing impractical. This purchase order exemplifies the firm fixed-price contracting approach the federal government employs to maintain cost predictability while ensuring the availability of mission-critical helicopter components for the Coast Guard's extensive domestic and maritime operations.