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Submission Closed11/21/2012, 10:00:00 PM UTC

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The Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Eustis is issuing a Sources Sought notice to identify capable business concerns for providing academic and flight simulator training, flight training, and support services at Fort Rucker, Alabama. The requirement focuses on the US Army Fixed Wing Training Courses, specifically the C-12 Aviator Qualification Course, C-12 Instructor Pilot Course, and C-12 Aviator Refresher Course. The contractor must provide all necessary personnel with FAA certifications, aircraft across three stages of flight training, C-12V flight simulators, maintenance facilities, and academic facilities. Interested parties under NAICS code 611512 must demonstrate their ability to service the Fort Rucker location and comply with FAA class D airspace requirements. Responses should include company size, average revenue for the last three years, employee count, and detailed past performance to prove technical expertise. This is a request for information only and not a formal solicitation; interested vendors must submit their capability statements to the designated contract specialist by November 21, 2012.

General Info

Sources sought for C-12 flight and simulator training services at Fort Rucker, Alabama.

Agency

Department Of Defense → W6QM Micc-Fdo Ft Eustis

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611512 - Flight Training

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This Sources Sought Announcement is for information to support Academic and Flight Simulator, Flight Training and Flight Traini, VA, USA

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PhaseClosed

PostedNov 6

Sources Sought

Response DeadlineNov 21

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Submission Closed

11/21/2012, 10:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QM Micc-Fdo Ft Eustis

Contacts1 person available

OfficeFORT EUSTIS, VA, 23604-5538, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QM Micc-Fdo Ft Eustis

Office AddressFORT EUSTIS, VA, 23604-5538, USA

Contacts

Justin C Balster

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

This is a Sources Sought announcement seeking responses from all business concerns; to include Large Business, 8(a), HUBZONE, Women-Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Owned Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business. The Government is interested in all available business sources. The MICC - Fort Eustis intends to procure Academic and Flight Simulator, Flight Training and Flight Training Support Services located at Fort Rucker, AL. This is not a solicitation. This is a Sources Sought Notice requesting information. The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), Fort Eustis, VA is requesting information for services to include technical, non-personnel services, as well as certain aircraft, flight simulators, and real property facilities, plus supporting equipment and material necessary to conduct the training for C-12 Aviator Qualification Course (AQC), C-12 Instructor Pilot Course (IPC) and C-12 Aviator Refresher Course (simulator only) for the US Army Fixed Wing Training Courses. The services to be performed shall include personnel with the appropriate certificates and qualifications to instruct flight students to include current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certificates as well as logged air time and personnel management with experience supervising fixed wing flight training. The estimated annual student attendance consists of 180 students for the C-12 AQC, 64 students for the C-12 IPC and 216 students for the C-12 REF course. The Government is looking for interested parties that are capable of providing training aids such as Stage I aircraft (single engine), Stage II aircraft (multi-engine) and Stage III aircraft (multi-engine turbine), as well as C-12V Flight simulators, Simulator training devices, the appropriate literature, schematics, drawing, charts, and facilities, etc., to conduct the fixed wing training. All aircraft, maintenance facilities, academic facilities, etc. shall be provided by the contractor. The requiring activity is located at Fort Rucker, AL. Your response shall address your ability to respond and service the required location and the requirement for class D airspace in accordance with FAA requirements which can be found at the following website: http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/AIR/air1702.html). The designated NAICS Code is 611512, Flight Training with a size standard of $25.5 million. Your response shall include the following information: size of company (i.e., LB, 8(a), HUBZONE, WOSB, Veteran Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, etc.), average revenue for last three years, number of employees, relevant past performance on same/similar work for not more than three years and your company's capability to do this type of work. Documentation of technical expertise and capability must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. It is imperative that business concerns responding to the sources sought articulate their capabilities clearly and adequately. The information should be sent electronically to MICC - Fort Eustis by COB 21 November 2012, ATTN: Justin C Balster, Contract Specialist, 2746 Harrison Loop, Fort Eustis, VA 23604-5538. Responses shall be e-mailed to contact@example.gov. Any questions shall be directed to Justin C Balster at contact@example.gov. IF A SOLICITATION IS ISSUED IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement.