SFD MD-90 Rating Type Pilot Training

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center published a Special Notice seeking pilot training services for its Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. The notice involves providing instructor-led MD-88 aircraft training for two NASA research test pilots and one flight test engineer at Delta Professional Services' Miami, Florida facilities in accordance with contract number 0119313.

The Special Notice provides details for a sole source contract opportunity for SFD MD-90 Rating Type Pilot Training. Delta Air Lines, Inc. will provide pilot training services to be performed at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center. Interested parties may submit capability statements by December 13, 2023 to be considered for converting the procurement to full and open competition. However, the decision to compete the opportunity is solely at the government's discretion. The training will include ground school, classroom instruction, manuals, oral and practical exams, and FAA type certification for the pilots over a five year period of performance from January 2024 to December 2028.