New Zealand Ministry of Defence, The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is managing a project to replace the Bell 47 Sioux helicopter with a Training/Light Utility Helicopter (T/LUH) that meets the current and future aircrew training and light utility needs of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and other government agencies.
Specifically, the T/LUH must be a FAR/JAR Part 27 certified helicopter 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.
Respondents will be assessed on the helicopters ability to provide pilots and aircrewmen with the skills and experience necessary to progress to the NH90 and the SH-2G.
The project involves the manufacture and delivery of a training/light utility helicopter capability including technical and integrated logistic support.
The MoD invites companies that have an in-production T/LUH which meets the specific capability requirements detailed in the ITR documentation, and that have the skills, experience, resources and capabilities to undertake such a project, to register interest in providing a Training/Light Utility Helicopter capability to the NZDF.
The purpose of the Invitation To Register (ITR) is:
-to provide information to enable recipients to submit a formal registration of interest in the form required by the ITR;
-to seek registrations of interest in order to assess which recipients have an in-production helicopter that meets the requirements detailed in the ITR documentation along with the requisite skills, experience, resources and capabilities to provide a T/LUH capability;
-to allow the MoD to conduct a competitive
