Request for tender
Training/Light Utility Helicopter (T/LUH) Capability
The Ministry of Defence is managing a project to acquire a Training/Light Utility Helicopter (T/LUH) that will be employed more broadly than as a basic training helicopter. The T/LUH will support the NH90 in the conduct of counter-terrorist or police operations. The T/LUH will also provide helicopter ab-initio and advanced helicopter pilot training, Qualified Helicopter Instructor training as well as providing a full range of crewman training tasks.
The Crown’s intention is to seek capability solutions that minimise procurement costs by maximising ‘off the shelf’ content and limiting non-recurring engineering costs, without unduly constraining a Respondents ability to offer innovative solutions. Specifically, the T/LUH must be currently in production and have twin engines with Full Authority Digital Engine Control, a fully integrated digital cockpit utilising multi-function displays, a Flight Management System, an advanced autopilot and be capable of certification to FAR/JAR Part 27 or equivalent military standards. The helicopter must embody a secure military communications suite. The helicopter must be suitable for training pilots and aircrewmen in all day and night VFR and IFR operations including; the use of night vision goggles, the conduct of winching and the carriage of underslung loads. The Crown has a preference for a T/LUH with a retractable wheeled undercarriage for a range of training and risk mitigation reasons, including deck operations and conformity of lead-in training to the NH90 and SH-2G Seasprite, as well as to provide some growth potential for future maritime light utility tasks. It is envisaged that the T/LUH, at Maximum All Up Weight, will be in the 3-tonne class. The delivery of a suitable Flight Training Device is an integral requirement of the project.
The project involves the manufacture and delivery of a Training/Light Utility Helicopter and the provision of a Flight Training Device along with appropriate technical and integrated logistic support for both.
The Ministry invites companies that: have an in-production T/LUH which meets the specific capability requirements detailed in the Request For Tender (RFT) documentation; can facilitate the delivery of an appropriate Flight Training Device; and that have the skills, experience, resources and capabilities to undertake such a project, to tender for the provision of a Training/Light Utility Helicopter capability to the Crown.
The purpose of the Request For Tender is:
to seek tenders in order to assess which respondents have both an in-production helicopter that meets the requirements detailed in the RFT documentation and the requisite skills, experience, resources and capabilities to provide a T/LUH capability;
to allow the Ministry to conduct a competitive ‘value for money’ comparison between submitted tenders; and
to allow the Ministry to identify and select those respondents to whom it will issue a best and final offer or contract proposal.
Prospective respondents should contact WGCDR Barry Nelson via email at the address below, requesting a copy of the RFT documentation. Documents will be supplied by return email and will include both PDF© and MS Excel© files. Hard copy documents will be provided if specifically requested, noting that both hard and electronic copies of responses will be required in due course.
Any other queries should be addressed to:
Project Team Leader (T/LUH)
Acquisition Division
Ministry of Defence
PO Box 5347
Lambton Quay
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
Email:
[email protected]
Fax +64 4 4960858
The Request For Tender for the Training/Light Utility Helicopter Capability Project closes at 12 noon (New Zealand Daylight Time) on Monday, 15 January 2007.
