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These services include:
Contractor shall provide pilot, instruction and aircraft [Antonov AN-2], for the USAF Test Pilot School (TPS) to support the Qualitative Evaluation (Qual Eval) Program (QE900).
Summary of Requirement: 1 qualified pilot for 7 days of curriculum support; maintenance ground crew support for 7 days; total of 10 days on station at Edwards Air Force Base, California are required; and 21.7 hours of dry rate flight time.
Description:
Qualitative Evaluation Sorties. Format for the Qual Eval sorties will be for the safety/instructor pilot to occupy a pilot station while pilot and/or non-pilot students occupy another pilot station. Student and staff pilots will be afforded the opportunity, within safety constraints, to take-off and land with a qualified contractor pilot at another set of flight controls. Non-pilot students and staff crew members will have access to a fully functional set of flight controls and will perform hands-on flying within the limits established by the qualitative review board (QRB), see TPS Operating Instruction OI 11-5 which contains guidance and limits established by the USAF Test Pilot School and is coordinated with the contractor.
Approximately twenty-six (26) staff and/or student test pilots/engineers or navigators shall fly the aircraft per class session as a minimum. Sortie duration is approximately 3.1 hours. Total flight time in support of the Qual Eval program will be the number of scheduled sorties multiplied by the scheduled sortie duration. The number of Qual Eval sorties required is seven (7) sorties.
The contractor shall provide at least one pilot to support the USAF Test Pilot School Qual Eval program possessing the following minimum qualifications:
FAA Commercial pilot certification
Type rating, Letter of Authorization or proper log book endorsement as required by 14 CFR Parts 61 or 91
Recent experience as required by 14 CFR Parts 61 or 91
Current Certified Flight Instructor certificate
Minimum 1500 hours total flight time
At least 100 hours in the AN-2 as pilot with at least 50 landings as the sole operator of the controls
The contractor shall provide a qualified maintenance ground crew with a minimum of one (1) certified Airframe and Power Plant technician while on location at Edwards AFB, California.
Contractor shall be required to comply with all federal, state and local operating authorities, permits and licenses, necessary beyond AFFTC's current operating authorities, to perform the instruction and/or development contemplated by the contract.
F.O.B. Destination: Edwards AFB
This synopsis does not constitute a solicitation; however, all responsible sources that believe they can meet all of the requirements may submit a capabilities package that shall include, as a minimum: 1) evidence of past experience and related projects that cover the criteria above, with value/price of past efforts; 2) size of firm, large or small business; 3) whether or not these items and services are provided commercially to non-government agencies; and 4) the capability to support the requirements as identified above which shall be considered.
The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice. Responses should be submitted via email to: [email protected] and [email protected] or by faxing: FAX# 661-277-0470 - "Attention: Nancy Palmer or Anne Hylla" (call to verify receipt of fax). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and a determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose do determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If no responses are received by 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, 03 August 2011, a Sole Source contract will be pursued with Commemorative Air Force.