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It's that the (FS) wants a 145/429 or anything newer than 1980 (can't remember the exact year in the MATOC) twin for some of the contracts, yes the 205 with 212 blade and tail BLR kit is hard to beat in the field but since when has a government ever cared about fiscal responsibilities. 

I think they want to make it so impossible to meet all the specs that they'll run to congress saying they can't find any aircraft and that they'll need their own fleet of Hawks/S70, and magically public use won't have to jump thru all the hoops like we do....