Airlift Tickets & Wind Tunnel Services
- Client
- Department of Defense · U.S. Air Force
- RFP Number
- —
- Posted
- 10/10/2026
- Category
- US Federal
- Budget
- —
- NAICS
- 481211
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Contact
- 2d Lt Flowers McDowell
Description
AI GeneratedThe 4th Contracting Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base seeks potential small business vendors to provide airlift tickets, aircraft, certified pilots, aircrew, packing facilities, drop zones, and vertical wind tunnel services. The required scope supports 352 Special Warfare Training Squadron High Altitude – Low Opening military parachute operations. Eligible small business vendors and their wind tunnel facilities must be located within 95 miles of Pope Army Airfield. Interested parties must submit their interest and capability information via email to the primary and secondary points of contact listed in the notice.
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- FA480925P0058
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the AIR Force › FA4809 4TH Cons SQ CC
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Oct 15, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 9, 2026
- NAICS
- 481211 · Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
- Product/service code
- V221
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Place of performance
- Pope Army Airfield, NC
- Contracting contact
- 2d Lt Flowers McDowell
flowers.mcdowell.1@us.af.mil
9197227145 - Additional contact
- Jason E Horlacher
jason.horlacher@us.af.mil
9197221750
Read the official notice description
THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. SOURCES SOUGHT: This is NOT a Request for Quote. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. The 4th Contracting Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, NC is conducting market research. We aim to identify potential small business vendors willing and capable of providing Airlift Tickets & Wind Tunnel services at Pope Army Airfield. Please refer to the attached Statement of Work for further details on this requirement. Vendor and wind tunnel must be located within 95 miles of Pope AFB. This notice is for information and planning purposes only. It is not a solicitation for proposals, and it does not commit the U.S. Government to award a contract now or in the future. Interested parties are requested to contact the primary and secondary points of contact listed in this posting via email to express their interest and capabilities. For any questions or concerns, please email 2d Lt Flowers McDowell ([email protected]) and Mr. Jason Horlacher ([email protected]).
Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).
Incumbent
Likely prior awards for this requirement
Likely matchAwarded by the same buying office (FA4809) with descriptions matching "airlift tickets", performed in NC. The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| PARACLETE AVIATION LLCFA480925P0058 · AIRLIFT TICKETS AND WIND TUNNEL | $9,150 | Jul 26, 2026 |
Market context
Awards in the same category (Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 481211, performed in NC
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| SIERRA PACIFIC AIRLINES, INCHTC71126F2351 · DOMESTIC CHARTER - AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES | $71,300 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| SUN COUNTRY, INC.HTC71126F2369 · DOMESTIC CHARTER - AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES | $129.8K | Jun 12, 2026 |
| EASTERN AIR EXPRESS LLCHTC71126F2187 · DOMESTIC CHARTER - AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES | $113.0K | Jun 3, 2026 |
| EASTERN AIR EXPRESS LLCHTC71126F2017 · DOMESTIC CHARTER - AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES | $121.3K | May 20, 2026 |
| NATIONAL AIR CARGO GROUP, INCHTC71126F1910 · DOMESTIC CHARTER - AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES | $1.3M | May 13, 2026 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 481211, since Oct 1, 2024
3,479 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. ATLAS AIR, INC.$1.4B
- 2. OMNI AIR INTERNATIONAL, LLC$727.6M
- 3. NATIONAL AIR CARGO GROUP, INC$316.9M
- 4. EASTERN AIRLINES LLC$80.2M
- 5. PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC.$42.3M
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.
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