Technisonic TDFM-9000 Radios with installation

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Capital City Airport Division issued a Request for Bid (RFB) on September 19, 2019, for the procurement and installation of eleven Technisonic TDFM-9000 radios into CCAD aircraft. The solicitation encompasses the purchase and factory-authorized installation of these communications systems into a diverse fleet consisting of three Bell Helicopter Model 206L units, one Bell Helicopter Model 206B, one Cessna Model 182Q, one Cessna Model R172, one Bell Helicopter (Huey) Model UH-1H, two Bell Helicopter Model OH-58A units, one Bell Helicopter Model OH-58C, one Cessna Model R182, one Bell Helicopter (Long Ranger) Model 206L-3, and one McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Model 369FF. The bid closing date was October 4, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, with a deadline for written questions on September 25, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Bidders were required to complete installation of each aircraft within thirty working days of receipt, with CCAD providing eight weeks' notice for each aircraft delivery and an estimated completion date of December 2020. Award evaluation was based solely on price as a measurable criterion worth 100 points, with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder receiving the award. Required qualifications included Factory Authorized Dealer status for Technisonic Airborne Communications Systems, FAA-approved avionics installation facility status, and location within 200 nautical miles of CCAD in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Two mandatory requirements restricted bidder eligibility: prospective vendors must maintain an Aviation Commercial General Liability policy with liability limits of $10,000,000 per occurrence, hangarkeepers liability coverage of $2,000,000 per non-owned aircraft, and workers' compensation insurance in accordance with Kentucky law, with the Commonwealth of Kentucky named as an additional insured. Subcontractors were not permitted on this procurement, and all bids were required to be submitted in sealed hard copy format to the KYTC Division of Purchases, with fax or electronic submissions explicitly prohibited. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or small businesses were indicated in the solicitation documents. Payment terms specified that compensation would be made within thirty working days after completion of each individual aircraft installation and receipt of the invoice. While no specific total contract value or budget range was disclosed in the available documentation, the scope encompassing eleven aircraft installations over an extended timeline through December 2020 suggests a substantial procurement representing a significant capital investment by the KYTC Capital City Airport Division.