Intent to Single Source

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a single-source contract to CAE Simuflite, Inc. of Dallas, TX for initial and recurrent ground school and flight training for FAA inspectors and pilots in the Falcon DA-6X aircraft. The contract will be for the Flight Standards Service Training Division and is anticipated to be an Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery contract with Firm Fixed Price Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). The anticipated contract duration is five years, consisting of a base period and four option periods. The Special Notice is being published in accordance with the FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy to inform industry about the basis for selecting a single source. The contract will not be available for full and open competition and will be awarded to Boeing.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to provide comprehensive training for FAA Flight Standards Operations Inspectors and Aircraft Certification Pilots to qualify them on the Dassault Falcon 6X aircraft and meet Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) standards. Key training requirements include initial pilot qualification involving ground school, full flight simulator training, and practical tests, as well as recurrent pilot qualification for maintaining proficiency. Contractors must adhere to specific guidelines, such as limiting training to a maximum of 4 hours of flight instruction or 8 hours of ground school per day and avoiding training between midnight and 6:00 AM. The contractor must provide an FAA-approved Full Flight Simulator, training materials, and appropriate classroom facilities. All questions regarding the announcement must be submitted in writing to Joe Oglesby at joe.oglesby@faa.gov by 2 PM Central Time on February 14, 2025. The contractor will be required to notify the Contracting Officer's Representative within 5 working days of training completion and issue training certificates.