Opportunities / TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Sources Sought for Douglas DC-3 Initial and Recurrent Pilot Training

Notice typeSources Sought
Solicitation #6973GH-27-R-DC3
DepartmentTRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier / officeFEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION / 6973GH FRANCHISE ACQUISITION SVCS
NAICS611512 — Flight Training
PSCU009
Set-asideNone
PostedOct 29, 2026
Response deadlineNov 13, 2027 (2027-11-13T17:00:00-06:00)
Place of performance—
Primary contactShelley Howard · shelley.a.howard@faa.gov

Description (excerpt)

MARKET SURVEY CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR DOUGLAS DC-3 INITIAL and RECURRENT PILOT QUALIFICATION TRAINING NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE EMAILED TO THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW. This market survey is issued to identify sources that may provide commercial off the shelf (COTS) DOUGLAS DC-3 INITIAL and RECURRENT PILOT QUALIFICATION TRAINING for Flight Standards Service and Aircraft Certification Pilots employed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). The purpose of this survey is to solicit statements of interest and capabilities from all businesses that are interested in and capable of providing the training in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement. In order to make the determination, the FAA requires the following from interested vendors in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement: 1. Capability Statement – This document should identify: Type of training provided by your firm for each aircraft Type of training provided by previous contracts (provide detailed information and past performance) SAM UEI number Number of years in business 2. Geographic area where training will be provided. 3. Expected approach – Respondents must provide their strategy for accomplishing this work. The principle North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 611512 Flight Training, with a size standard of $34 million. The responses to this market survey will be used for informational purposes only. This is not a Screening Information Request or Request for Proposals of any kind nor is the FAA 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 business that are certified by the SBA for participation in the SBA’s 8(a) Program. The purpose of this market survey is to solicit statement of interest and capabilities for small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, 8(a) certified firms, and all other business types and sized, capable of providing speci …

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