Market survey capability assessment airbus H125 helicopter field maintenance training for the FAA.
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 6973GH-26-H125
- Agency
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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
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), through the Department of Transportation, is conducting a market survey for Airbus H125 Helicopter Field Maintenance Training services to be delivered to FAA Airworthiness and Safety Inspectors. The procurement will be structured as a Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Requirements Type Contract for commercial off-the-shelf training delivered in accordance with Air Transport Association (ATA) 104 Specifications. The training must be instructor-led and delivered at a brick-and-mortar facility located in the United States, preferably within 25 miles of a major airport, with an estimated course duration of approximately 80 hours. Instructors must be professional maintenance technicians with a minimum of five years of industry experience, three years of H125 aircraft experience, and three years of instructor experience. Facility requirements include specific standards for classroom size, lighting (minimum 30 footcandles), temperature control (68-74 degrees Fahrenheit), visual aids, and computer access. The market survey submission deadline is March 27, 2026, with all questions regarding the opportunity to be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer; no phone calls will be accepted.
This procurement contains no set-aside designation, though the FAA has indicated that the final competition structure has not yet been determined and may include a full and open competition or a small business set-aside under the SBA's 8(a) Program. No incumbent contractor or award value is identified in the market survey notice. Training will be delivered on a per-student basis with tuition costs borne by the contractor, while all travel and per diem expenses will be the responsibility of the FAA. Daily training sessions are limited to a maximum of 10 hours including breaks, conducted Monday through Friday with no earlier start time than 9:00 a.m. local time. Upon successful course completion, contractors must issue Certificates of Completion in PDF format and submit student grade reports, attendance records, and instructor comments to the Contracting Officer's Representative within two weeks of class completion.
Notice text
MARKET SURVEY CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT AIRBUS H125 HELICOPTER FIELD MAINTENANCE TRAINING FOR THE FAA.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE IN WRITING AND EMAILED TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW.
This is a market survey for a Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery / Requirements Type Contract for the acquisition of Airbus H125 Helicopter Field Maintenance Training in accordance with Air Transport Association (ATA) 104 Specifications for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airworthiness (Maintenance / Avionics) Inspectors.
The required training services include Airbus H125 Helicopter Field Maintenance Training in accordance with Air Transport Association (ATA) 104 Specifications for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airworthiness (Maintenance / Avionics) Inspectors.
The contractor must provide commercial off the shelf training for Airbus H125 Helicopter Field Maintenance and Initial training IAW ATA 104 Specifications for FAA Safety Inspectors. The Government estimates the course outline in Section A to be approximately 80 hours of training.
FAA formal training consists of training courses with agency level course numbers that will be officially recorded in the employee’s personnel records. FAA employees may be scheduled into classes with non-FAA customers.
The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey. Therefore, any cost associated with the market survey submission is solely at the interested vendor’s expense.
At this time the nature of the competition has not been determined. The FAA may decide to do a full and open competition or set aside all or part of the procurement for small businesses or eligible socially and economically disadvantaged business that are certified by the SBA for participation in the SBA’s 8(a) Program.
The purpose of this survey is to solicit statements of interest and capabilities from all businesses that are interested in and capable of providing the Airbus H125 Helicopter Field Maintenance Training.
This market survey is also being conducted in order to obtain the information necessary to determine whether adequate competition exists to set-aside the competition among small businesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses or 8(a) certified firms. If applicable, interested firms which are SBA 8(a) certified are required to submit a copy of the SBA 8(a) certification letter.
The principle North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 611519, Other Technical and Trade Schools, with a size standard of $21 million.
In order to make the determination, the FAA requires the following from interest vendors in
accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement:
1. Capability Statement – This document should identify:
• Type of training provided by your firm for the aircraft
• Size and type of training provided by previous
contracts (provide detailed information and past performance)
• Number of years in business
2. Geographic area where training will be provided;
3. Expected approach – Respondents must provide their strategy for accomplishing this work.
All responses to this market survey must be received by 5:00 p.m. CST, 03/27/2026. All submittals should be submitted by email to Federal Aviation Administration gilbert.n.park@faa.gov.
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Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus H125 Helicopter Training PWS 3.5.2026.pdf |
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