U. S. Coast Guard H-60T Maintainer Training Unit and Hot Mock Up Training Devices

The United States Coast Guard Office of Aviation Acquisitions is issuing a Request for Information and Sources Sought Notice by November 23, 2026, to solicit vendor capability information for two aviation training devices: a Maintainer Training Unit (MTU) and a Hot Mock Up (HMU) for the MH-60T helicopter platform. No set-aside applies. This is market research under FAR Part 10; responses are voluntary and non-binding.

Both devices will be deployed at the Aviation Technical Training Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The MTU must induce maintenance discrepancies from a predefined list within a climate-controlled, humidity-aware environment. The HMU must support instantaneous fault induction matching operational aircraft cockpit conditions, simulate flight operations for autopilot, navigation, communication, and indication systems, and enable students to locate faults using standard multi-meters.

Vendors must address engineering and lifecycle support (non-recurring engineering, technical integration, refresh, sustainment, and obsolescence management), software and cybersecurity compliance (Windows 11 on air-gapped standalone network with Risk Management Framework alignment), and technical data packages (interface control drawings, wiring schematics, user/instructor manuals, and software procedures). The Coast Guard is standardizing its rotary-wing fleet to MH-60 Medium Range Recovery aircraft as the MH-65E fleet retires over the next decade; current combined devices cannot accommodate required student throughput, necessitating two separate devices for concurrent courses and doubled output.

Responses must be submitted by November 23, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST to Sharita.L.Leathers@uscg.mil and William.R.Prebble2@uscg.mil in MS Word or searchable PDF format, not exceeding 15 pages (excluding cover page) and 10 MB file size. Requested information includes company profile, technical capability statements, relevant military aircraft training device experience with contract numbers, data rights positions, strategic contract vehicle availability (GSA schedules, GWACs such as OASIS, MAS, or STARS III), contract type recommendations, required government resources, risks, and a non-binding Rough Order of Magnitude cost estimate for the combined effort.