Opportunity
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Bid Protests #B-424400
Navy Solicitation for Pilot and Aircrew Courseware Revision and Maintenance Services (PACRM II)
Buyer
Department of the Navy
Posted
June 25, 2026
Respond By
October 01, 2025
Identifier
B-424400
NAICS
611430
The Department of the Navy is seeking service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) to provide pilot and aircrew courseware revision and maintenance services under the PACRM II contract. - Government Buyer: - Department of the Navy - Scope of Services: - Comprehensive revision and maintenance of pilot and aircrew curriculum - Includes operator, tactical, maintenance, and mission rehearsal support services - Contract Structure: - Multiple indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts - 5-year base ordering period, one 2-year option period, and two 1-year option periods (up to 9 years total) - Key Requirements: - Offerors must demonstrate experience directly managing five or more employees subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) simultaneously - This workforce management requirement was challenged in a protest but upheld as reasonable by the Government Accountability Office - No specific OEMs, vendors, or products are named; the focus is on service delivery and workforce management experience
Description
The Department of the Navy issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) No. N6134026R10010002 for pilot and aircrew courseware revision and maintenance services under the Pilot and Aircrew Curriculum Revision and Maintenance II (PACRM II) contract. This procurement is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-aside and contemplates multiple indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts with a 5-year base period and option years. The solicitation requires offerors to demonstrate experience managing five or more employees subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) simultaneously, a requirement challenged but ultimately upheld as reasonable by the Government Accountability Office. The contract involves various training services including pilot, aircrew, operator, tactical, maintenance, and mission rehearsal support services.