MSP Bell Helicopter M/R Overhaul and K-Flex Exchange

The Michigan State Police Aviation Unit issued Request for Proposal #210000001599 on April 7, 2021, seeking an Authorized Bell Helicopter customer service facility to perform a comprehensive 2,500-hour overhaul of the main rotor hub assembly and exchange of the K-flex driveshaft for a Bell 407 helicopter, in accordance with BHTI 407 maintenance manual specifications and FAA regulations. The scope of work includes labor charges for main rotor overhaul, supply of eight locks, 32 nuts and bolts of specified part numbers, non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection, shop supplies, four shear bearings, four lead lag bearings, and K-flex driveshaft exchange services with a five business day lead time requirement, with a fifteen business day return lead time for the main rotor component. Qualified bidders must be Authorized Bell Helicopter customer service facilities and must provide their Bell Helicopter Certificate number with their bid, maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate, and hold Workers' Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance. The bidder question deadline was April 12, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern, with answers posted by April 14, 2021; the proposal submission deadline was April 21, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern, with an anticipated contract begin date of April 26, 2021. All pricing must be submitted in a modifiable format with itemized costs for labor, parts, NDT inspection, and shop consumables on the supplied pricing schedule, and proposals must remain valid for a minimum of 90 calendar days from the RFP due date. An addendum clarified that bidders must provide quotations for both new and overhauled bearings with part numbers 407-310-102-103/105 to allow the State flexibility in cost selection, and that the State will supply new upper and lower rotor plates, which bidders should exclude from their proposals.

This is a brand/model-specific procurement with no alternate bids accepted, and no set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise restrictions are noted in the available documentation. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation materials. The State assumes responsibility for all shipping charges to and from the contractor's facility and will provide the upper and lower rotor plates as new components, ensuring the contractor focuses resources on labor and specified parts. Personnel accessing the contractor's facility must pass fingerprint-based background checks, and the contractor must implement security procedures including potential State-issued identification badges. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the available RFP documentation; however, pricing requirements indicate that the contract value will depend on the itemized costs submitted by the selected contractor for labor, parts, NDT inspection, and shop consumables.