About this opportunity
AI summaryUnited States Transportation Command is conducting market research to identify Commercial Airlift Review Board-approved commercial passenger airlift carriers operating under FAA Part 121 or Part 135. The command requires turnkey passenger transportation operations to move passengers, baggage, Government-furnished weapons, and small-arms ammunition between Honolulu, Hawaii, Wake Island Airfield, and Bucholz Army Airfield on Kwajalein Atoll. Large and small businesses across all socioeconomic categories may respond. Interested vendors must submit their RFI response packages by email no later than 16:00 Central Time on November 13, 2026. All questions must arrive via email by 16:00 Central Time on November 9, 2026.
Scope of work
- Turnkey commercial passenger air transportation services
- Aircraft and flight or cabin crews
- Aircraft maintenance and dispatch
- Operational support and aircraft positioning
- Backup-aircraft capability
- PHNL to PWAK round trips carrying up to 39 passengers twice monthly
- PHNL to PKWA round trips carrying up to 12 passengers twice monthly
- Optional combined routing PHNL-PWAK-PKWA-PHNL
Minimum qualifications
- CARB-approved commercial passenger airlift carrier
- Operating under FAA Part 121, Part 135, or other applicable operating authority
- ETOPS or extended overwater rating capability
- Aircraft listed on FAA OpSpecs or timeline to add
Documents to include with your response
- Company profile including CAGE Code and UEI
- CARB and tail availability profile
- Operating basing and ROM pricing matrix
- Aircraft fuel consumption and efficiency data
- Commercial in-flight services and austere ground servicing details
- Concept of operations and efficiency narrative in 500 words or less
- List of existing contract vehicles available for procurement
Key dates
- RFI Released
- 01 November 2026
- Deadline for Questions
- 16:00 (CT) on 09 November 2026
- Responses Due
- 16:00 (CT) on 13 November 2026
- Anticipated Award Timeline
- TBD and not guaranteed
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit responses via email to the RFI POC; physical paper copies will not be accepted; maximum 12 pages excluding title pages and cover letter.
Contract details
- Place of performance
- Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Honolulu, HI (PHNL); Wake Island Airfield (PWAK); Bucholz Army Airfield, Kwajalein Atoll (PKWA)
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- TRANSCOM27C001SUB
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- US Transportation Command (Ustranscom) › Ustranscom-AQ
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 13, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Nov 1, 2026
- NAICS
- 481211 · Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- Honolulu, HI
- Contracting contact
- Brenda Marshall
brenda.l.marshall10.civ@mail.mil
6188179385
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
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 HI
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| ATLAS AIR, INC.HTC71126F1628 · CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET - AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES | $1.5M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INCHTC71126F1017 · CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET - AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES | $103.0K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| ATLAS AIR, INC.HTC71125F2077 · CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET - AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES | $360.5K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| KALITTA AIR LLCHTC71126F2494 · DOMESTIC CHARTER - AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES | $491.7K | Jun 29, 2026 |
| SUN COUNTRY, INC.HTC71126F2191 · DOMESTIC CHARTER - AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES | $367.4K | May 30, 2026 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 481211, since Oct 1, 2024
3,522 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. ATLAS AIR, INC.$1.4B
- 2. OMNI AIR INTERNATIONAL, LLC$734.7M
- 3. NATIONAL AIR CARGO GROUP, INC$321.9M
- 4. EASTERN AIRLINES LLC$81.3M
- 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.