Sources Sought for Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) Balloon Initial Pilot Flight Training

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a Sources Sought market survey to identify vendors capable of providing commercial Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) balloon initial pilot flight training. Interested firms are required to submit capability statements detailing their training types, past performance, and geographic service area to the specified contact email. This pre-solicitation notice is for informational purposes to assist the FAA in market research and does not constitute a formal request for proposal or a grant program.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing a Sources Sought market survey to identify vendors who can provide commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) lighter-than-air (LTA) balloon initial pilot flight training, including ground school and flight training, to FAA Flight Standards Operations Inspectors. Respondents must submit capability statements, training course outlines (14 CFR part 141 approved if applicable), SAM UEI, geographic area of training, and their approach; SBA 8(a) firms should include certification. This is an informational market survey (not a solicitation for award); submissions are due 5:00 p.m. CT on 2026-02-19 and will be used to determine sources and potential set-aside decisions.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a sources-sought/market survey to identify vendors capable of providing Boeing 747-8 initial and recurrent pilot qualification training, including ground school, flight training device instruction, and full flight simulator training to qualify FAA Flight Standards Operations Inspectors. Interested vendors must submit capability statements with past performance, SAM UEI, years in business, geographic area of training, and an approach to accomplishing the work; participation is for market research only and will not result in payment for responses. The notice is a pre-solicitation (sources-sought) with a response deadline of 2026-02-06 and does not represent a Request for Proposals or an awarded contract.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a market survey (Sources Sought) to identify sources able to provide commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Boeing 747-8 initial and recurrent pilot qualification training for FAA Flight Standards Operations Inspectors, in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement. Respondents must submit capability statements, geographic area of training, approach/strategy, and a copy of FAA-approved training program; submissions are for informational use only and the FAA will not pay for submission costs. Responses are due by 5:00 PM CT on February 6, 2026; this is a market survey/RFI (Sources Sought), not a request for proposals or a grant.