Screening Information Request Questions and Answers for

SIR Questions and Answers for 6973GH-26-R-00199

1. Please reconcile PWS Section G.5, which requires three years of instructor experience, with Section M.8, which requires five years.

Answer: Section M.8 should reference three (3) years instructor experience. It has been modified.

2. Please confirm whether the accredited-degree requirement in Section M.8 applies, since it does not appear in PWS Section G.5.

Answer: Per the PWS Section A references that college credits may be offered however is not a mandatory requirement and will not be used as an evaluation factor.

3. Please reconcile the aircraft-by-aircraft multiple-award provisions in Sections L and M with AC0250 on page 51, which states that award will not be split and failure to propose all Section B items may preclude consideration.

Answer: AC0250 was included in the SIR in error and has been removed.

4. May an offeror propose one or selected aircraft without pricing the remaining aircraft

CLINs?

Answer: Yes, an offeror can propose on one, selected aircrafts, or all of the aircrafts.

5. Is the Bell 412 requirement Maintenance Initial Training, as stated in the PWS, or Helicopter Field Maintenance Training, as stated in Schedule B?

Answer: This should be Maintenance Initial Training and is corrected/updated on the revised Schedule B.

6. Does a Part 141 or Part 142 certificate replace only facility evidence under Factor 2, or does it also replace aircraft-specific training-aid evidence?

Answer: If they provide a Part 141 or Part 142 Certificate they do not have to provide the specifications of Section G.4 (a) through (l) of the PWS.

7. Please confirm that Schedule B quantities are estimated individual students and not minimum class sizes.

Answer: The estimates are based on the estimated number of individual students that require the training.

8. Please confirm that FAA students may attend regularly scheduled commercial classes with non-FAA students and that a dedicated FAA class is not required.

Answer: Yes, the students can attend classes with other Non-Faa Students

9. Does the final SIR require an FAA-approved Part 91, 121 or 135 training program, or was that language limited to the earlier market survey?

Answer: The Reference of Part 91, 121 and 135 in the PWS Section F are applicable documents for review.
10. Is there a guaranteed minimum order beyond the $50 minimum-order clause?

Answer: There is no guaranteed minimum order amount.
11. Question: Please clarify the cancellation/no-show payment treatment when an FAA student is scheduled but does not attend.