UNSPSC 78181902: Rotary wing aircraft training

A service for rotary wing aircraft hours of flight training on the control and maneuvering of an airplane solely by reference to instruments, including straight and level flight, constant airspeed climbs and descents, turns to a heading, recovery from unusual flight attitudes, radio communications, and the use of navigation systems/facilities etc

UNSPSC 78181902 Rotary wing aircraft training (Commodity) covers pilot instruction and competency development in helicopter operations, sourced primarily by state agencies and public universities in Texas. State and local buyers under this code procure FAA-certified Part 141 flight instruction across multiple rotorcraft types—including the AS350 B3, H125, Bell 407GXI, EC 145, H145, Bell 412, and related platforms—delivered by flight schools meeting federal certification and state experience requirements. The Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas State University are the primary issuing bodies in recent activity, each seeking partnerships with FAA-certified flight training providers to develop operationally ready pilots for law enforcement, search and rescue, and general workforce pipeline needs.

Activity concentrates in Texas, with three substantive opportunities posted between May and June 2026. The Texas Department of Public Safety issued an open enrollment solicitation (40525R0021451) for FAA-certified Part 61 or Part 141 flight training academies on August 31, 2030, accepting applications for rotorcraft and fixed-wing instruction across multiple ratings and aircraft types, with training to be performed within 500 nautical miles of Austin on an as-needed basis and no minimum compensation guaranteed; Addendum 1 (effective May 26, 2026) removed all HUB subcontracting plan requirements from the original solicitation. Texas State University issued two concurrent RFPs: one for FAA-certified Part 141 flight instruction in fixed-wing and rotor-wing aircraft (754-TXST-2026-RFP-478-VPGOI, due May 22, 2026) and one for air traffic control simulation equipment and related services (754-TXST-2026-RFP-483-VPGOI, due June 22, 2026). A separate CTE procurement by Klein Independent School District (RFP 26-101, due June 5, 2026) included rotorcraft training within a broader career technical education solicitation but appears incidental to the district's primary focus on multiple instructional categories. DPS requires vendors to demonstrate minimum five years' rotorcraft training experience and ten years' law enforcement or military personnel instruction; Texas State University emphasizes workforce-readiness outcomes.