MARKET SURVEY: The FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) has an upcoming requirement for Powered Lift Initial & Recurrent Flight and Ground School Pilot Qual Training
FAA · 6973GH FRANCHISE ACQUISITION SVCS
FAA is planning to buy "MARKET SURVEY: The FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) has an upcoming requirement for Powered Lift Initial & Recurrent Flight and Ground School Pilot Qual Training". This is an early notice: it is not taking bids yet. The work is in USA. The original due date (Dec 5, 2024) has passed; check the latest amendment for the current one. In the last 2 years, similar work went to 3 companies, usually for about $1.2M per award.
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 6973GH-25-PWRLFT-TRNG in this department, oldest first.
- Nov 20, 2024 · this noticeSources Sought
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. ALL QUESTIONS AND SUBMISSIONS MUST BE IN WRITING AND EMAILED TO THE CONTRACTING SPECIALIST. Contact information below. This Market Survey, for the Procurement of Powered Lift Initial & Recurrent Flight and Ground School Qualification Training, is issued to attain information, comments, and capabilities from industry in accordance with FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy that will aid in the formation of an acquisition strategy and award for the procurement of initial and refresher ground school training for FAA inspectors/pilots on the Powered Lift. Responses … (show all)
to this Market Survey will be used for informational purposes only. This is not a screening information request or a request for proposals of any kind. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to this Market Survey. Therefore any cost associated with the Market Survey submission is solely at the interested vendors� expense. Interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management at (www.SAM.gov) to eventually receive consideration at the time of the SIR and for any award. At this time, the nature of the competition has not been determined for this effort. The Government seeks to award a one-time Firm-Fixed-Priced contract for the above-referenced training. The FAA may decide to do a full and open competition or set aside for small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, or other eligible socially and economically disadvantaged businesses that are certified by the SBA for participation in the SBA's 8(a) Program. 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. The principal North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 611512; Flight Training. Vendors shall address the following components within their submittal: 1. Company Information: Please provide your - SAM Unique ID - SAM.gov registry status (a screen-shot is acceptable as proof of registry) - Specify if you are a Large or Small business If Small Business; please define your status (8(a), Woman-owned, Veteran-owned, etc.) - Point of contact, to include: name, title, telephone number, business address, and email address - Primary NAICS provided on previous contracts - Number of years in business 2. Requirements/Scope: See Attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS) Please ensure your response covers, at a minimum, the full scope of capabilities required ass called out in the PWS. Interested Vendors shall provide insight as to how they meet the training requirements of the PWS in its entirety and provide information on the courses (to include length of the course (hours/days)) required for completion of each type of training. This request is to aid the FAA with the formation of an acquisition strategy and for budgetary purposes. The FAA anticipates this training will be Firm-Fixed-Price. The FAA requires the following be clearly addressed to include an answer to the inquiry and a brief discussion that is not limited to how, what, when, or why. Page count (not including cover) for this information is limited to 20 pages (8�x11 one-sided), 11 font (Times New Roman), with a minimum of 1-inch margins) About your organization: 1. Does your organization currently hold FAA-approved training program(s) for the aircraft types listed in the attached Draft PWS? If not, please advise if and where you are in the process 1.1. When required per a SIR, the approved program(s) must include a course syllabus, including proposed additions/changes, in sufficient detail to determine compliance with the minimum hourly requirements of the effort. 2. What is the current facility capacity/capability for students within your organization 3. Ability to meet regulatory requirements relating to: 3.1. Workspace Safety 3.2. Environmental Impact 3.3. Quality Assurance 3.4. Programmatic and personnel changes 3.5. Classroom/Training Facility Security 4. Capability Statement � This document should identify: 4.1. Type of training provided by your firm for the aircraft 4.2. Number of years in business 5. Geographic area where training will be provided 6. Expected approach � Respondents must provide their strategy for accomplishing this work. 3. Submission Time: All responses to this Market Survey should be received by 2:00p.m. Central Standard Time, Tuesday, 23 May 2024 electronically to the Contracting Officer using the following email address: helaina.k.germosen@faa.gov. Please include �MS Response: Powered Lift I&R Flight and Ground School Trng� in the subject line of your email. Information provided will not be released however please appropriately mark PROPRIETARY on any of your documentation submitted as necessary. Please be reminded that this Market Survey is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a request for proposal or as an obligation on the part of the FAA to acquire these services. The FAA will not reimburse your organization for any direct, indirect costs or other charges that arise as a result of submission(s) in response to this Market Survey and the FAA�s subsequent use of such information.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (6973GH FRANCHISE ACQUISITION SVCS), same NAICS 611512.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $800K to $13.5M, median $1.2M; range $370K to $25.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRATEGIC KEYBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC | 1 | $25.8M | Apr 17, 2025 |
| BERRY AVIATION, INC. | 1 | $1.2M | May 26, 2026 |
| FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC. · $BRK-A · $259.7B | 1 | $370K | Nov 8, 2024 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Notices whose amount is a placeholder such as $999,999,999 are not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $BRK-A reported $259.7B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $1.2M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- May 26, 2026BERRY AVIATION, INC.$1.2MAward Notice for EMBRAER (EMB) 120 Pilot Qualification TrainingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 17, 2025STRATEGIC KEYBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC$25.8MNotice of Award for The FAA AMA- 400 Technical Ops Instructional Support Services ContractNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 8, 2024FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC.$370KAward NoticeMateriality: <0.01% of $BRK-A revenue (Low) SEC
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) job
- $242K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 986 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.