• The Air Force seeks aircraft training and support services for C208 and PC12 aircraft platforms.
• This is a market research RFI open to all businesses under NAICS 611512, with a small business size standard of $34M.
• Training support may include initial, recurrent, mission-specific, and maintenance training for aircrew and maintenance personnel.
• Responses are for market research and planning purposes, with no specific deadline provided.
Description
Title: Request for Information (RFI): Foreign Military Sales – C208/PC12 Aircraft Training Services and Related Training Support Services 2. Purpose: The Air Force Installation Contracting Center (AFICC) 338th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (ESS) is conducting market research for the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Air Force Security Assistance Training (AFSAT) Squadron to identify capable commercial sources that may be able to provide aircraft training and support services for the Cessna 208B Caravan EX (C208) aircraft with Garmin 1000 avionics and Pilatus PC-12 NG aircraft with Honeywell Primus Apex. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 611512 – Flight Training, Small Business Administration (SBA) Small Business Size Standard is $34M. AFSAT seeks information to identify potential sources and gather information regarding industry capability, capacity, experience, training methods, facilities, simulators or training devices, instructor qualifications, maintenance-training capabilities, and other related services supporting aircrew and maintenance personnel for the C-208/PC-12 platforms. The information requested by this RFI is for market research only and will be used by the Air Force Multi-Functional Team (MFT) to assist in acquisition planning for potential future requirements. Responses to this RFI will be used for planning and market-research purposes only. 3. Background: AFSAT has a potential requirement for contractor-provided training support associated with C-208 and PC-12 aircraft operations and sustainment. The anticipated support may include initial, recurrent, mission-specific, maintenance, and other aircraft-related training for Government personnel and International Military Students (IMS). The Department of War (DOW) training venues do not have existing capacity to support the additional requirement of Cessna 208 Mission Pilot, Mission Systems Operator (MSO) and Load Master (LM) training, in the Airland/Airdrop/ISR/ Night Vision Goggle (NVG) mission sets and Pilatus PC-12 Mission Pilot, MSO and LM training, in the Airland/Airdrop/ISR/NVG mission sets. The Government is interested in identifying sources capable of supporting training at contractor facilities, Government facilities, or other mutually agreed locations internationally, as applicable. 3. Potential Scope of Training Support AETC/A3F and AFSAT are tasked with providing pilot, Mission Systems Operator (MSO) and Loadmaster (LM) training services for its government personnel and international partners. Due to the nature and extent of personnel that require training throughout the USA and internationally, the required Contractor support services include flying training to meet the needs of the Air Force (AF) mission and the flying training requirements of our international partners. The Contractor shall obtain aircraft for use in training, maintenance of the aircraft and/or related equipment while in CONUS (OCONUS will require Contract…
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