~*~THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY ONLY~*~ ***BELL 429 HELICOPTER TRAINING*** NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE – SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS IN WRITING TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER. PERFORMANCE: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking interested sources that are capable of providing the required training. The responses to this market survey are for informational purposes only. This is not a screening information request or request for proposal of any kind. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey. Therefore, any cost associated with the market survey submission is solely at the interested vendor's expense. At this time, the nature of the competition has not been determined. The FAA may decide to do a full and open competition or set aside all or part of the procurement for small businesses or eligible socially and economically disadvantaged businesses certified by the SBA for participation in the SBA's 8(a) Program. The purpose of this market survey is to solicit statements of interest and capabilities from small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, 8(a) certified firms, and all other business types and sizes, capable of providing specified course instruction. Pilot Training for Flight Standards Operations Inspectors and Aircraft Certification pilots employed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the Bell 429 helicopter. Student quotas for these courses will be assigned by the Workforce Development Division, AFB500 or Aircraft Certification Service – Planning and Program Division AIR-900. The courses covered under this contract will meet the requirements for FAA formal flight training. FAA formal flight training consists of courses with agency course numbers recorded in the employee’s official personnel records. ~*~THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY ONLY~*~ Abstract In order to make the determination, the FAA requires the following from interested vendors in accordance with the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS): 1. Capability Statement - This document should identify: • Type of training provided by your firm • Size and type of training provided by previous contracts (provide detailed information and past performance) • Number of years in business 2. Geographical areas where your company can provide training. 3. Expected approach - Respondents must provide their strategy for accomplishing this work. 4. Questions or comments regarding the attached draft PWS. All responses to this market survey must be received by 5:00 PM CST, 10/12/2018. All submittals, including attachments, need to be submitted electronically to
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