Sources Sought
U.S. Coast Guard H-60T Maintainer Training Unit and Hot Mock Up Training Devices
Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Coast Guard
AI summaryThe U.S. Coast Guard (CG-AIR-COCO-1) posted sources sought / request for information (RFI) 70ZA0127AIRC12002 for two MH-60T maintenance training devices: a Maintainer Training Unit (MTU) and a Hot Mock Up (HMU), to be installed at the Aviation Technical Training Center in Elizabeth City, NC. It is market research, not a request for proposals. Written responses are due November 23, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells U.S. Coast Guard who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
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The U.S. Coast Guard (CG-AIR-COCO-1) posted sources sought / request for information (RFI) 70ZA0127AIRC12002 for two MH-60T maintenance training devices: a Maintainer Training Unit (MTU) and a Hot Mock Up (HMU), to be installed at the Aviation Technical Training Center in Elizabeth City, NC. It is market research, not a request for proposals. Written responses are due November 23, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern.
How to submit: Email to Sharita.L.Leathers@uscg.mil, cc William.R.Prebble2@uscg.mil, subject line "RFI Response: MH-60T MTU & HMU - [Your Company Name]". What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
From the version posted Oct 23, 2026.
- Worth checking: Preference for companies that can do both devices. A business that can only build one of the two devices must explain why the Government should pick it.
- Worth checking: Data rights position requested. You must say whether you will give unlimited rights or Government Purpose Rights, which can matter for firms with proprietary software.
- Worth checking: Software and cybersecurity requirements. The devices must run Windows 11 on an air-gapped standalone network and align with the agency's Risk Management Framework (RMF).
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- Minor: Market research only, not a solicitation. Responding is voluntary and does not commit the Government to buy; skipping it does not block a later bid.
- Minor: Fault lists not yet provided. The lists of faults to induce are to be provided at a future date, so the full scope of the work is not yet known.
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- H-60T MTU-HMU_RFI.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Maintainer Training Unit (MTU): the instructor can induce a discrepancy from a pre-defined list provided at a future date
- Hot Mock Up (HMU): an electrical and avionics trainer where faults appear instantly as in an operational MH-60T cockpit, simulating autopilot, navigation, communication and indication systems
- HMU wiring modified so students can find a fault with a standard multi-meter
- Windows 11 on an air-gapped standalone network, with agency cybersecurity and Risk Management Framework (RMF) alignment
- Non-recurring engineering, technical integration, technical refresh, sustainment and obsolescence management support
- Technical data packages: interface control drawings, wiring schematics, user and instructor manuals, software maintenance and troubleshooting procedures
- Fault system components and hardware sparing that are not part of the operational aircraft configuration
- Contract type
- Not decided; the RFI asks respondents to recommend a contract type
- Place of performance
- Elizabeth City, NC, USA; devices to be deployed/installed at the USCG Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC) in Elizabeth City, NC
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 23, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to Sharita.L.Leathers@uscg.mil, cc William.R.Prebble2@uscg.mil, subject line "RFI Response: MH-60T MTU & HMU - [Your Company Name]"
- Page limits
- Written response: 15 pages, excluding the cover page; email attachment no larger than 10MB
What to include when you submit
- Send the response as MS Word or searchable PDF
- Company profile: name, address, website, point of contact (POC) with authority to clarify responses, phone, email, socioeconomic status, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and CAGE code
- Technical capability statement for the MTU and/or HMU, specifically addressing the points in Section 3.4
- Experience on military aircraft training device projects of similar complexity: description of work, period of performance, ordering agency, POCs and contract numbers
- Data rights position: willingness and conditions to provide unlimited rights and Government Purpose Rights (GPR), and any proprietary limits on software or hardware modifications
- Contract vehicles: any GSA schedule, Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) or other vehicle the Coast Guard can order from, with contract number, ordering agency and agency POC
- Recommended contract type, the Government data or Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) you would need, and general comments on risks
- A non-binding Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimate for the MTU and HMU effort
- If you can support only one of the two devices, say why the Government should consider you over a company that can support both
- Send clarifying questions by email to the same two addresses
Not in the notice text
- The lists of faults for each device are to be provided at a future date
- Contract type, period of performance and any set-aside are not stated
- No estimated value is given; the RFI asks respondents for a rough order of magnitude cost estimate
- No question deadline is stated
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
- SAM.gov has no description for this notice beyond its title. The work is described in its attachments, listed under Notice details.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- CG-Air-Coco-1, Elizabeth City, NC
- Product/service code
- 6910 · Training Aids
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541330)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
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Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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