RFSQ - Helicopter Maintenance, Engineering and Repair Services

The RFSQ and any future bulletins will be accessible at the Sheriff Department's website at: http://shq.lasdnews.net/shq/contracts/info.html BULLETIN NUMBER 1 REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (RFSQ) HELICOPTER MAINTENANCE, ENGINEERING AND REPAIR SERVICES RFSQ NUMBER 606-SH INTRODUCTION The County of Los Angeles (County) by and through the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (Department) is seeking qualified Vendors to enter into Master Agreements with the County to provide as-needed Helicopter Maintenance, Engineering and Repair Services that will supplement work being performed by Department staff. The Department's Aero Bureau flies an aggregate total of approximately 14,000 helicopter flight hours each year in support of law enforcement as well as search-and-rescue missions in twelve Airbus AS350B2 helicopters and three Airbus AS332L1 helicopters. Routine repairs, maintenance and phase inspections of all aircraft are performed primarily by Department's airframe and powerplant mechanics on a continuous basis in accordance with mandatory time/life schedules. Qualified Vendor(s) that are selected for a Master Agreement shall provide services to the Department including, but not limited to: major repairs, overhauls of dynamic components, engines and engine accessories, engineering support, structural airframe repairs and/or modifications, general aircraft maintenance, and completion services. VENDOR'S MINIMUM MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS Interested and qualified Vendors that meet the Minimum Mandatory Qualifications stated below are invited to submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ). 1. Vendor must have at least five (5) years of experience in providing a full range of aircraft maintenance services in a minimum of one (1) of the following flight-critical areas: dynamic component repair and overhaul, power plant repair and overhaul, airframe repair and refurbishment, aircraft repair parts resale and distribution, aircraft electrical and hydraulic systems maintenance and repair, and avionics systems maintenance and repair. These services are further defined in Attachment 1, Statement of Work, Paragraph I. AND/OR 2. Vendor must have at least five (5) years of experience in providing a full range of maintenance services in a minimum of one (1) of the non-flight-critical areas defined in Attachment 1, Statement of Work, Paragraph II. AND/OR 3. Vendor must have at least five (5) years of experience in providing Completion Services to new or used, unequipped or minimally equipped Airbus Helicopters AS332 and/or AS350 series helicopters. These services are defined in Attachment 1, Statement of Work, Paragraph III. 4. License/Certification - Vendor must: (1) Operate a certificated repair station, certified and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under Federal Aviation Regulation codified at 14 C.F.R. Part 145; or (2) Operate a certificated Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO), certified and approved by Transport Canada under Canadian Aviation Regulations, Part V, subpart 73. 5. Vendor must have a business office located within the continental United States or Canada staffed by qualified service personnel who maintain service records and receive service requests over the telephone. It is not required that Vendors be qualified to perform all the tasks described in Attachment 1, Statement of Work. Vendors responding to this solicitation are asked to respond only to those components of Attachment 1, Statement of Work, based on the actual services to be provided by Vendor under the Master Agreement. Refer to the Vendor's Service Category Checklist - Exhibit 14, as set forth in Appendix A, Required Forms. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' PENSION REFORM ACT (PEPRA) The State of California Legislature has enacted Senate Bill 13 (Beall) regarding the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (the Act). Section 7522.56(b) of the Act (as am