H-60 Helicopter training

(H-60) Request for Information The Air Education and Training Command Contracting Squadron (AETC CONS) is seeking information concerning the availability of capable contractors to provide non-personal services for H-60 (or commercial variant S-70) flight and maintenance training. This Request for Information (RFI) is issued for informational and planning purposes only. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals, nor will any award be made as a result of this RFI. The Air Force will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this RFI. Contact with Government personnel other than those specified in this RFI by potential offerors or their employees regarding this project is prohibited. This FedBizOpps notice is an announcement seeking market information on vendors capable of providing the services as described herein. AETC CONS is currently conducting market research to locate qualified, experienced, and interested potential sources. The information requested by this RFI will be used within the Air Force to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside the agency. Should a future requirement(s) evolve from this preliminary planning process, it is anticipated the period of performance will be a base of one year plus five (5), one (1)-year option periods. For purposes of this RFI, the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 611512, Flight Training, and the small business size standard is $25.5M. Description of Services Training and technology transfer is required in support of the H-60 helicopter program. Proposed training will be Contractor, Type 1 Special Training, procured by the Air Education and Training Command and presented under the auspices of the Security Assistance Training Program for Foreign Military Sales (FMS). All instruction and technical information shall be in the English language. Contractor-provided training will be transition-type training into a skill similar to the skill currently possessed by the student. Contractors must be capable of conducting training in a full motion simulator with six (6) degrees of freedom. Basic theory training is not required. Requirement of the courses shall include, but is not limited to, the following: 1. Initial H-60 (or commercial variant S-70) flight training. 2. Follow on H-60 (or commercial variant S-70) flight training. 3. H-60 (or commercial variant S-70) maintenance training for all on-equipment and off-equipment for organizational and intermediate level maintenance. The objective of training is to provide the necessary skills to independently operate and/or maintain H-60 (or commercial variant S-70), subsystems, and related support equipment. Training shall be to the level necessary to allow students a thorough understanding of their specialty so that at the end of their training they can perform all tasks in accordance with applicable technical data with minimal supervision. Courses shall be identified and presented separately as academics and structured on-the-job training (SOJT). Academic training may consist of lecture/discussion/demonstration. SOJT may consist of laboratory/hands-on/demonstration. Contractor shall provide instructors proficient in the area of instruction with a continuous learning plan and shall have skills equivalent to a Craftsman/USAF 7-skill level (or equivalent) in a like position/system. Instructors providing flight instruction shall have work related experience and appropriate certifications in the subject matter being taught. Student Support Services Student Housing & Transportation: Contractor shall provide or arrange suitable housing for the students unless otherwise specified. Officers shall be quartered separately in single rooms. Two enlisted of the same gender share one room. Cooking facilities are not required. Housing shall not be provided for accompanying dependents unless specifically authorized, in writing, by the Contracting Officer. Contractor shall provide transportation to and from the airport and daily transportation between the training facility and the students' quarters. Contractor shall not provide rental cars to students as part of this contract. Training Facilities Contractor shall provide properly lighted and ventilated facilities free of outside noise. The instructor room shall be secured to control access to student records and measurements. If your firm is capable of providing the requirements described above, please provide a Capability Statement to Richard Morris, richard.morris@randolph.af.mil by November 25, 2008 @ 1400 CST. The Capability Statement should include general information and technical background describing your firm's experience in contracts requiring similar efforts to meet the program objectives. Interested parties shall not submit more than 10 single-sided, type-written pages using 12-point font or larger. Published literature may be any number of pages. At a minimum the following information is requested: (1) Company Cage Code, DUNS, name, address, point of contact and their telephone number and e-mail address; (2) Approximate annual gross revenue; (3) Any small business status (8(a), HUB Zone, veteran-owned, women-owned, etc.); (4) Indicate if your role in the performance of the consolidated requirement would be (a) Prime Contractor; (b) Subcontractor; or (c) Other, please describe; (5) If you indicated your role as "Prime Contractor" on Question 4, indicate the functions for which you plan to use subcontractors; (6) If you indicated your role as "Prime Contractor" on Question 4, please provide brief information you feel would indicate your capability to mobilize, manage, and finance a large service contract such as this; (7) If you indicated your roll will be a "Subcontractor" on Question 4, please indicate which functional areas you intend to cover; (8) Indicate if your company primarily does business in the commercial or Government sector; (9) Please describe any commercial-sector contracts you have performed for similar combined services [if applicable]; (10) Indicate which NAICS code(s) your company usually performs under for Government contracts; (11) Provide estimated small business subcontracting goals and rationale.