To award multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) for comprehensive tailwheel flight training services, enabling designated aircrew to acquire a FAA Tailwheel Endorsement in accordance with FAA regulation 14 CFR 61.31.
Provide comprehensive ground instruction (minimum 5 hours) covering tailwheel aircraft aerodynamics, ground handling, takeoff/landing techniques, emergency procedures, and relevant FAA regulations.
Provide hands-on flight instruction (minimum 10 hours) in an airworthy tailwheel aircraft, including pre-flight, engine start, taxiing, takeoff/landing techniques (normal, crosswind, soft-field, short-field, off-field), go-arounds, and emergency procedures.
Provide an airworthy and FAA-certified tailwheel aircraft (1500-2500lb max gross weight) maintained in accordance with FAA regulations, including fuel, oil, and routine maintenance.
Provide qualified and experienced flight instructors with a minimum of 300 hours of dual instruction in tailwheel aircraft.
Maintain accurate training records for each student and issue logbook endorsements and completion certificates upon successful completion.
Training program must include a minimum of 10 hours of tailwheel flight training.
Syllabus must include unpaved runways and off-airport landing versatility, encompassing at least 10 different unpaved landing locations with diverse terrain types, airfield lengths, and environments.
Provider must be able to concurrently support a minimum of 2 students in all phases of training, year-round.
Provider must have prior experience training Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel in tailwheel aircraft.
Provider and training location must be within the CONUS.
BPA period: From date of award until December 31, 2028.
Place of Performance: Within a 500-mile radius of Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, 5201 Flightline Dr., Oklahoma City, OK 73179.
Aircraft must be certified under 14 CFR 23 Airworthiness Standards and maintained per FAR 43 and 91.
Instructors must have 300hrs dual instruction given in tailwheel aircraft.
Provider must have a written, procedural, and complete syllabus.
Provider must include all flight and instructional materials.
Provider will send a performance writeup for each student upon completion.
Vendors must have an active registration in SAM.gov to be awarded and maintain it.
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