Helicopter Field Maintenance Training on Four (4) Various Bell Helicopters for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airworthiness (Maintenance/Avionics) Inspectors

Performance Work Statement (PWS) Helicopter Field Maintenance Training on Various Aircraft 1 Federal Aviation Administration Performance Work Statement Helicopter Field Maintenance Training For the FAA February 2026 -- 1 of 5 -- Performance Work Statement (PWS) Helicopter Field Maintenance Training on Various Aircraft 2 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, AFB- 500 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 performance of official duties. b. Contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some learners. -- 2 of 5 -- Performance Work Statement (PWS) Helicopter Field Maintenance Training on Various Aircraft 3 c. Does not require prior learner notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end-of-course evaluation. d. Contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N– 915.022, dated September 2, 1988. e. Is offensive to, or designed to change, learners’ personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. E. DEFINITIONS The following definitions are used to define the terminology contained herein: 1. Contracting Officer (CO): The person authorized to act on behalf of the Government to negotiate and award contracts and modifications thereto, and to administer contracts through completion or termination. Except for certain limited authority delegated by the Contracting Officer to a technical representative, the Contracting Officer is the only individual with the authority to direct the work of the Contractor. 2. Contracting Officer's Representative (COR): The authorized Government representative(s) acting within the limits of their delegated authority for management of specific projects or functional activities. 3. DOT: Department of Transportation 4. FAA: Federal Aviation Administration F. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS Title 14 of the Code of Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR), Parts 91, 121, and 135. The applicable regulations are available for download, in pdf format, from: www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/faa_regulations/ Title 49 of the United States Code available at http://uscode.house.gov/download/download.shtml Advisory Circulars, as required: FAA Joint Aircraft System/Component Code Table and Definitions available at: http://av-info.faa.gov/sdrx/documents/JASC_Code.pdf G. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: 1. Daily Sessions: Begin when the student shows at the contractor facility for training each day and runs for a maximum of 10 hours to include breaks. 2. Level of Training: FAA personnel are expected to perform at a level compatible with the highest standards of the specialty. Accordingly, each course of instruction must adhere to the adult learning principles, which include but are not limited to: a. Focus the training on "Real World" situations and applications. -- 3 of 5 -- Performance Work Statement (PWS) Helicopter Field Maintenance Training on Various Aircraft 4 b. Emphasize how the training can be applied. c. Relate the training to the instructional objectives. d. If possible, relate the training materials to the FAA employees past experiences. e. Allow reasonable debate and challenge of ideas. f. Encourage FAA employees to be resources to one another. 3. To the maximum extent possible, training should not commence during the week of a scheduled federal holiday, nor be conducted on a weekend. Training shall be conducted Monday through Friday and is to be continuous during these days except for federally established holidays. Local or state holidays must not interrupt the training period. Normal hours of training should not begin later than 9:00 a.m. loca…