MARKET SURVEY CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR CL-415 AIRCRAFT SIMULATOR RENTAL AND TRAINING

MARKET SURVEY CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR CL-415 AIRCRAFT SIMULATOR RENTAL AND TRAINING

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This market survey is issued to identify sources for the rental of an CL-415 Simulator for training of all Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASI) employed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).

The contractor shall provide commercial off the shelf (COTS) Training to FAA Inspectors for the CL-415.

The purpose of this survey is to solicit statement of interest and capabilities from all businesses that are interested in and capable of providing the rental of an CL-415 Simulator for 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

     • SAM UIE and type of training provided by previous contracts (provide detailed information and past performance)

     • Number of years in business

2. Geographic area where rental/training will be provided for the CL-415 Aircraft Simulator Training.

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 $30 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 specified Course Instruction.

This market survey is also being conducted in order to obtain the information necessary to determine whether adequate competition exists to set-aside the competition among small businesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses or 8(a) certified firms.

If applicable, interested firms which are SBA 8(a) certified are required to submit a copy of the SBA 8(a) certification letter.

All responses to this market survey must be received by 5:00 p.m. CST, 11/04/2022.  All submittals should be submitted by email to Federal Aviation Administration joe.oglesby@faa.gov

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