SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS FAA_141_001.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

FAA PART 141 HELICOPTER FLIGHT SCHOOL PILOT PROGRAM

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure a U.S. Army FAA Part 141 Helicopter Flight School Pilot Program. The Mission Installation and Contracting Command (MICC) ‐ Fort Eustis is conducting market research to identify parties that are interested in and have the resources to meet the Army’s statement of objectives. When responding to this Sources Sought Synopsis provide information sufficient to support your claims. We encourage all businesses to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S.

Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is/are: 611512 Flight Training with a size standard of $34 Million.

A need is anticipated for a US Army FAA Part 141 Helicopter Flight School Pilot Program which is a potential new procurement. The United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE) is proposing a Civilian FAA Part 141 school that will give students the privileges of Private Pilot, Rotorcraft Helicopter, and Instrument Helicopter.

After completing the civilian FAA Part 141 school, participants will attend Military Helicopter training.

Attached is the: FAA Part 141 Helicopter Flight School Pilot Program Statement of Objectives.

Submission Instructions:

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than fifteen (15) pages in length in Arial font of not less than 10-point font. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 12 pm, EST, October 24, 2024.

All responses under this request must be e‐mailed to:

1. Letricia Brown, Contract Specialist at Letricia.A.Brown2.civ@army.mil

2. Shaina McKeel, Contracting Officer at Shaina.s.mckeel.civ@army,mil.

mailto:Letricia.A.Brown2.civ@army.mil mailto:Shaina.s.mckeel.civ@army,mil

In response to this Sources Sought Synopsis, please provide:

1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, Unique Entity ID number, CAGE code, a statement regarding business status (including Large Business or Small Business and type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. Please note that under a Small- Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance.

Provide an explanation of your company’s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this SOO.

2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, time frame, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, and proposed solution, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.

4. Information to help determine if the requirement U.S. Army FAA Part 141 Helicopter Flight School Pilot Program is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.

6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sam.gov notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

7. Recommendations or specifications to help develop the Performance Work Statement (PWS) including acquiring the identified items/services. (Please submit this section as a separate document and reference the specific SOO section).

mailto:scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil