E-9 flightcrew (pilot) training

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY.  This is NOT a request for proposal.  Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.  Submission of any information to this RFI survey is purely voluntary.  Government assumes no financial responsibility for any cost incurred associated to this request for capability information. 

The 325th Contracting Squadron at Tyndall AFB, FL, is issuing this RFI for the purpose of providing pilot training on the E9 Widget. 

1. 1. The E-9 is a modified De Havilland Dash 8-100 series aircraft with Pratt and Whitney turboprop engines. The contractor shall provide initial and refresher academic and simulator training for
      Dash 8-100 (E-9) pilots at a fully equipped training facility that provides a safe and professional training environment. When requested, the contractor shall provide simulator time on an hourly basis as well as simulator fill in positions for the pilot position.

   2. The training shall be conducted in a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Level C or better simulator by FAA certified flight instructors in accordance with FAA Regulations Part 121,135, 141, and 142.  Contractor’s training capability shall include legacy Dash 8-100 (E-9) aircraft and provide instructors with recent and applicable aircraft or simulator experience.  Initial training shall be to the standard that the pilots may receive a Type Certification (as applicable). As part of the initial training, all pilots meeting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) prerequisites shall be offered the opportunity to receive a Type Certification (as applicable. The individual student is responsible for completing FAA prerequisites.   

The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) is 611512-- Flight Training. 

Submission Instructions:  Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the listed services are invited to submit a response to this RFI.  Please provide the following information: 

1. Capabilities Statement

Note: Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. The website is https://www.sam.gov. Registration requires applicants to have a Unique Entity ID number. Registration may take up to three weeks to process.  All information contained in this sources sought announcement is preliminary, subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. The information requested will be used solely within the Air Force to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government.