FBI Pilot and Aviation Services

The FBI Pilot and Aviation Services Master IDIQ, awarded by the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters Division on January 10, 2013, closed to new orders on January 9, 2018 and is no longer available for pursuit.

The vehicle procured pilot training, flight safety certification, and related aviation support services. Awarded task orders focused heavily on FAA-mandated and FBI-specific pilot certifications, currency maintenance, and specialized training on aircraft platforms including UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, Bell helicopters, and G-V jets. Work was performed by training contractors at their facilities and at FBI Aviation locations.

The competitive field remained highly concentrated. Flightsafety International Inc. dominated with 19 of 44 total task orders and $22.9 million of the combined $26.8 million potential value—approximately 85% of the portfolio by dollars. Bell Textron Inc. held 8 orders worth $2.4 million and Cessna Aircraft Company held 5 orders worth $1.1 million. A longer tail of small firms including Convergent Performance, LLC, and Omega Warbirds LLC accounted for the remainder. All 44 task orders were competitively unrestricted with no set-aside designations.

Ordering activity declined sharply in the final years. The vehicle saw 10 orders in 2013, a peak of 13 in 2014, then dropped to 11 in 2015, 9 in 2016, and only 1 in 2017. The FBI Headquarters Division placed 33 orders totaling $22.9 million in potential value, while the FBI Academy placed 11 orders totaling $4 million. Task orders ranged from small certifications under $50,000 to pilot training contracts in the $1.4 million to $1.7 million range. Of the $26.8 million combined potential value, $10.7 million had been obligated by vehicle close, representing a 40% drawdown.

The purpose of this Master IDIQ is the procurement of pilot and aviation support services for the Federal Bureau of Investigations.