This Request for Information (RFI) is an exploratory solicitation for vendors to provide input on servicing vertical lift aircraft, specifically the UH-60M. It seeks responses from organizations with and without prior experience, including those interested in the full scope of work or as component-level suppliers. Respondents must complete an RFI Response Workbook, addressing required organizational, technical, and financial questions (Yellow Tabs) and at least one preferred partnership type (Green Tabs). Partnership models include Prime/Subcontractor (as Prime or Subcontractor), Joint Venture, Public-Private Partnership, or Other. The RFI details specific questions regarding administrative information, aircraft experience, supply chain management, overhaul capabilities, component repairs, modernization upgrades, facility and security measures, labor, overhead, costs, quality, safety, technical considerations, intellectual property, and risk assessment. Submissions must be in Excel format by the specified due date. The RFI aims to gather comprehensive vendor capabilities and preferences for potential future collaborations.

The UHPO has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gather industry insights for a UH-60M Commercial Modification Program. The program aims to integrate emerging capabilities into the existing Black Hawk fleet, ensuring its continued critical role in Army operations beyond 2050, and to augment the Army's sustainment enterprise with additional capacity for airframe repairs and component overhauls. The RFI seeks to understand the industrial base's manufacturing capabilities, partnership preferences, and views on risks and opportunities, rather than prescribing solutions. The SOW emphasizes essential tasks, assuming solution development, integration, and testing are already complete. Industry partners are invited to help define the partnership and visualize a successful program, with an Industry Day planned in Huntsville, AL.

This Request for Information (RFI) from a federal government entity seeks input from vendors for servicing vertical lift aircraft, specifically focusing on UH-60M modifications. The RFI targets organizations with and without prior experience, including component-level suppliers. Respondents must complete an RFI Response Workbook with "YELLOW" tabs for mandatory organizational, technical, and financial information, and at least one "GREEN" tab corresponding to their preferred partnership type (Prime/Subcontractor, Joint Venture, Public-Private Partnership, or Other). The RFI details nine required sections covering administrative details, A/C experience, supply chain management, capability, capacity, facility and security, labor, overhead, costs, quality, safety, technical and intellectual property considerations, and risk assessment. It also requests information on experience with specific aircraft models, overhaul capabilities, illustrative upgrades, and modernization efforts. Submission guidelines require the workbook in Excel format by the specified due date. The RFI emphasizes the importance of vendor input for effective partnership models.

The UH-60M Commercial Modification program seeks industrial base engagement to modify UH-60M Black Hawk aircraft. This program, outlined in a Statement of Work (SOW) and Request for Information (RFI), aims to assess the feasibility of a commercial modification approach for sustainment and modernization, potentially impacting 12-24 Army Black Hawks annually, plus HH-60M and FMS/BEST partners. The scope includes overhauling components, airframe repairs, and upgrades to meet warfighter needs for readiness and transformational capabilities. Contractors will provide technical, planning, managerial, and labor support, including aircraft processing (defueling, weighing, depopulation, paint removal), detailed inspections, structural repairs, component overhauls (e.g., engines, main transmissions, rotor blades), and modernization efforts (e.g., CIRCM, FANS, BFT2). The process concludes with aircraft reassembly, painting, flight testing, and government inspection. The government will provide UH-60M aircraft, installation materials, and technical information, while the contractor must supply climate-controlled hangar space, equipment, and office facilities for government representatives. This initiative aims to modernize the Black Hawk fleet through commercial industrial base capabilities.