Screening Information Request Attachment 2- Performance Work Statement Various Bell Helicopter Training

Federal Aviation Administration
Performance Work Statement

Helicopter Field Maintenance Training
For the FAA

February 2026

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Helicopter Field Maintenance Training on Various Aircraft

A. PROJECT/TITLE

Helicopter Field Maintenance Training in accordance with Air Transport Association (ATA) 104 Specifications for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airworthiness (Maintenance / Avionics) Inspectors on the following helicopters:
Bell 206B Field Maintenance Training; FAA28356
Bell 429 Field Maintenance Training; FAA21850021
Bell 407 Field Maintenance Training, FAA21850007
Bell 412 Maintenance Initial Training, FAA21850001
If the low offeror is an accredited college, the FAA desires college credits be offered to trainees who successfully complete the proposed training. This is not a mandatory requirement and will not be used as an evaluation factor.

B. BACKGROUND

Under Title 49 of the United States Code (49 U.S.C.), the FAA is authorized to train employees as necessary in the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of the Administrator. The interests of the public, the safety of the workforce, and the credibility of the organization are best served by having qualified, proficient, and current inspectors conducting surveillance, testing, and checking functions.

C. SCOPE

The contractor must provide commercial off the shelf training for Helicopter Field Maintenance and Initial training IAW ATA 104 Specifications for FAA inspectors on the four (4) helicopters listed in Section A. The Government estimates each course outline in Section A to be approximately 80 hours of training.
Student quotas for this course will be assigned by the Flight Standards Workforce Development, AFB500 and/or Aircraft Certification Service – Enterprise Operations Division, AIR-900. FAA formal training consists of training courses with agency level course numbers that will be officially recorded in the employee’s personnel records. FAA employees may be scheduled into classes with non-FAA customers.
The tuition cost should be based on a per student basis. All travel and per diem costs will be the responsibility of the FAA.

D. QUALITY ASSURANCE

Public Law (current Consolidated Appropriations Act) requires that all technical training meet the requirements of the Current Consolidated Appropriations Act. None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that: a. Does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the