Amendment 0001- Helicopter Field Maintenance Training on Four (4) Various Bell Helicopters for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airworthiness (Maintenance/Avionics) Inspectors
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 6973GH-26-R-00199-0001
- Agency
-
Franchise Acquisition Servies
Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611519 Other Technical and Trade Schools
- PSC
- U099 Education/Training- Other
- Points of contact
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About this opportunity
The FAA's Franchise Acquisition Services seeks instructor-led helicopter field maintenance training on four Bell helicopter models for FAA Airworthiness (Maintenance/Avionics) Inspectors, with proposals due November 23, 2026 under reopened Screening Information Request 6973GH-26-R-00199. No set-aside is used.
Amendment 0001 extended the close date from August 26, 2026 to November 23, 2026, and replaced Schedule B dated July 8, 2026 with Schedule B Rev. 1 dated November 6, 2026, which corrects the Bell 412 Maintenance Initial Training description. Offerors must acknowledge the amendment before the November 23 deadline. Anyone may propose, and offerors who already submitted must await contracting officer instructions. Proposals are submitted electronically by email to contracting officer Gilbert N. Park at gilbert.n.park@faa.gov. Clause AC0250 was removed.
The period of performance is one year from January 19, 2027, plus four one-year options, running through January 18, 2032. Training covers Bell 206B, 429, 407, and 412 models, with courses estimated at about 80 hours each. Training must occur at a brick-and-mortar facility in the United States, preferably within 25 miles of a major airport served by a major U.S. air carrier. Sessions run Monday through Friday, start no later than 9:00 a.m. local time, and run a maximum of 10 hours including breaks. Facilities require a minimum of 30 footcandles and temperatures of 68 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit. Part 141 or Part 142 certificates eliminate the need to provide the specifications in PWS Section G.4(a) through (l). Within two weeks of course completion, the contractor must submit student grades, attendance records, and performance evaluations to the Contracting Officer's Representative. College credit for trainees is desired if an accredited college wins, but it is not mandatory and not an evaluation factor.
Instructors must be professional maintenance technicians with five years of industry experience, three years of experience with each proposed aircraft, and three years of instructor experience. Amendment 0001 replaces Factor 5 with Factor 4, requiring instructor qualification statements and resumes. Offerors may propose on one, selected, or all aircraft CLINs. Pricing is per student, and the FAA pays travel and per diem. Schedule B quantities are estimated individual students, not minimum class sizes, and there is no guaranteed minimum beyond the $50 minimum-order clause. The FAA sets student counts two weeks before training and may replace or remove students in that window but cannot add them.
The Government File summary describes award to the lowest-priced technically acceptable offeror for each course, with four technical factors equally weighted. The procurement is coded NAICS 611519 (Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction), PSC U099, with a small business size standard of $21 million in annual receipts.
Notice text
********************************AMENDMENT 0001*************************************
Amendment 0001 to SIR 6973GH-26-R-00199 is issued to re-open the SIR, extend the close date of the SIR, answer un-posted questions from industry that were received within the allowed question and answer SIR period, update the Schedule B. SEE BELOW:
FIRST: SIR is re-opened
SECOND: SIR close date is changed from 08/26/2026 to 11/23/2026
THIRD: Please see SIR Questions and Answers (attached). Whether you previously provided a proposal or have not provided a proposal to this point, anyone is eliglble to provide a proposal before the new SIR close date. If you have previously provided a
proposal to SIR 6973GH-26-R-00199, the contracting officer will be reach out with instructions.
FOURTH: Clause AC1604 CONTRACT PERIOD is updated to make the new period of performance (POP) as follows:
The effective period of this contract is 1 year from 01/19/2027, plus four, 1-year options if exercised.
FIFTH: Schedule B dated 07/08/2026 is removed and replace by Schedule B Rev. 1 dated 11/06/2026. The Schedule B is updated to correct description of the Bell 412 Maintenance Initial Training. The POP is also updated to reflect the new POP.
SIXTH: M.8 Evaluation Criteria Factor 5 is removed and replaced with the following language:
FACTOR 4: THE OFFEROR MUST PROVIDE THE QUALIFICATION STATEMENTS AND RESUMES OF THE INSTRUCTORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PWS & THE SOLICITATION.
CRITERIA: Persons utilized as instructors must provide evidence of professional technician’s experience as outlined in Section G.5 of the PWS.
a. A professional Maintenance Technician with five (5) years of industry experience.
b. Minimum of three (3) years of experience with each aircraft being proposed under Section
A; AND
c. Minimum of three (3) years of instructor experience
ACCEPTABLE: The Standard is met when the offeror meets provides qualification statements and resumes of the instructors to meet the requirements of section G.5 of the PWS and solicitation requirements.
SEVENTH: Clause AC0250 was included in error and has been removed.
EIGHTH: All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Mike Monroney Aeronautical
Center (MMAC), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has a requirement for
Helicopter Field Maintenance Training IAW Air Transport Association (ATA)
104 Specifications for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airworthiness
(Maintenance/Avionics) Inspectors on the following helicopters: Bell 206B
Field Maintenance Training, Bell 429 Field Maintenance Training, Bell 407
Field Maintenance Training and Bell 412 Maintenance Initial Training. It is
the intent of the Government to award multiple contract(s) using an
Indefinite Delivery/Requirements type Contract priced by CLIN with
student qualifier for a one (1) year base period and four (4) option years, if
exercised.
The Government intends to award multiple contracts. The intent is to
award each aircraft type to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA)
Offeror. Each aircraft requirement is identified by separate CLINs in
Schedule B and competition will be on an aircraft by aircraft basis.
Resulting contract will be awarded to the Lowest Price Technically
Acceptable (LPTA) Offeror per aircraft. The awarded contract(s) may
contain many, few, or one aircraft depending on the competition results.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE IN WRITING AND
EMAILED TO THE CONTRACTING SPECIALIST. CONTACT INFORMATION
BELOW.
All interested sources should first attempt to download the attached SIR
and supporting document(s). If downloading is not possible, all request for
copies of the SIR documents(s) must be made in writing to the attention of
Gilbert Park, Contracting Specialist (AAQ-740), via e-mail at
gilbert.n.park@faa.gov.
Any and all questions pertaining to this SIR should be submitted in writing
to the contract specialist at, gilbert.n.park@faa.gov by 3:00 p.m. CST on
August 10, 2026 to allow for adequate response time. No questions will be
allowed after that date and time.
Technical and cost proposals must be received by the FAA no later than
5:00 P.M. CST, August 26, 2026. Proposals must be submitted electronically
to gilbert.n.park@faa.gov, and addressed with the SIR Number 6973GH-26-
R-00199. All submittals will need to allow sufficient time to process through
security procedures in place at the Aeronautical Center.
In accordance with SIR Section L provision 3.2.2.3-14 entitled, "Late
Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Submittals," any proposals
received after the due time and date of 5:00 p.m. CST, August 26, 2026, will
not be considered. In addition, if all requested information is not furnished
in the offeror's proposal, the offeror's proposal may be determined to be
non-responsive and ineligible for consideration for contract award.
The SIR/RFO is not to be construed as a contract or a commitment of any
kind. The Government shall not be liable for payment of any costs
attributed to the preparation and submission of requested proposal
documentation.
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