Title
Van Winkle Aviation, LLC.
Description
For $17,650.00 in payment authority to purchase service of an Aircraft Fleet Consultant for the Phoenix Police Department (PPD). PPD Air Support Unit is responsible for the maintenance on the aircraft fleet and the age of the current fleet results in unscheduled maintenance, which is costly and difficult to budget. The consultant, Edward L. Van Winkle, is needed to conduct an aircraft fleet upgrade/replacement assessment, resulting in a report which will provide guidelines and recommendations, including fleet prioritization to the Aircraft Fleet Replacement Plan. The assessment will ensure a detailed analysis of current helicopter and fixed-wing fleet, including flights hours, missions to be performed, call load, desired operational tempo and optimal fleet size; aircraft operating and acquisition cost analysis to justify aircraft replacement/fleet expansion; analysis of fixed-wing surveillance aircraft and search-and-rescue aircraft and potential fleet upgrade/expansion; review available mission equipment options (thermal imager, moving map, searchlight, microwave downlink); recommendations for trade-in/sale of current aircraft to maximize residual value to the City of Phoenix. The purchase is essential for the PPD in order to remain compliant with the industry standards and to fully meet demands. This item was approved by the Public Safety and Justice Subcommittee at the May 13, 2020 meeting.