Alaska Online Public Notices #2027-1200-0137

Scheduled overhaul and return-to-service maintenance for two Airbus AS350B3 helicopters

The State of Alaska is seeking qualified maintenance for two state-owned Airbus AS350B3 helicopters in Anchorage. - Government buyer: State of Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS), Aircraft Section. - OEM: Airbus; the solicitation calls for an Airbus-approved maintenance contractor and OEM-approved parts. - Aircraft and requested work: - One Airbus AS350B3, N911NT (S/N 7665): scheduled inspection, overhaul, maintenance, and return-to-service work. - One Airbus AS350B3, N911AA (S/N 7536): scheduled inspection, overhaul, maintenance, and return-to-service work. - Scope and technical requirements: Include applicable 3,000-flight-hour, 750-flight-hour, 24-month, ICA, mandatory service bulletin/airworthiness directive, and other required maintenance-program tasks; labor, scheduled parts, consumables, overhaul components, and necessary subcontracted services; testing, inspections, records, and FAA-compliant airworthiness and return-to-service documentation. Replace unserviceable parts with new parts. Obtain DPS's prior written approval for discrepancy-driven or other additional work. - Pricing requested: Fixed unit prices for each helicopter, estimated project travel costs when personnel travel from outside Anchorage, and contractor wholesale-price-based pricing plus markup for additional repairs or parts not identified in the scheduled scope. The attachment displays 500.0 for both discrepancy pricing and markup, but does not specify units. - Performance and scheduling: Work is primarily in Anchorage, with the second helicopter scheduled after the first is completed. The solicitation and attachment summaries contain conflicting latest-start information for N911NT; bidders should confirm the controlling requirement in the solicitation and amendments. The contract period is approximately late 2026 through April 2027. - Other notable requirement: The contractor must hold, or arrange to obtain before award, a valid Alaska business license.

Description

The State of Alaska Department of Public Safety is seeking bids for comprehensive scheduled maintenance, inspection, overhaul, and return-to-service work on two Airbus AS350B3 helicopters in Anchorage, Alaska. The bid schedule covers aircraft N911NT (S/N 7665) and N911AA (S/N 7536), including required labor, parts, consumables, overhaul components, subcontracted services, and applicable inspection intervals. Bids are to be submitted by email, and faxed, mailed, or oral proposals will not be accepted. The source lists a bid deadline of October 26, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. Alaska Time; Amendment 1 changes the stated latest work start date for N911NT to November 30, 2026.

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