Powered Flight Program (PFP) United States Naval Academy
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The Powered Flight Program (PFP) at the United States Naval Academy is a sole-source contract awarded to Pray Aviation, Inc. under 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(1), citing the absence of other responsible sources capable of meeting the uniquely restrictive requirements of the program. The contract supports the annual flight training of 130 midshipmen across three four-week blocks each summer, beginning the Tuesday after Memorial Day in Fiscal Year 2026, over a five-year period comprising one base year and four optional years, with an estimated total value of $3.76 million. Training must occur within a 40-statute-mile radius of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, to enable seamless integration between ground school academics and daily flight operations. The contractor is mandated to use exclusively the PA-28 Piper Warrior II aircraft to ensure consistency in cockpit layout, checklists, emergency procedures, and flight performance data, aligning training directly with Naval Primary Flight Training standards. Key personnel, including a Flight Operations Manager, Chief Flight Instructor, and Maintenance Officer, must be maintained throughout the performance period to guarantee continuity and operational reliability. The solicitation was issued on June 17, 2026, under number N6134026Q1005, with proposals due on March 4, 2026, and no competitive evaluation process was conducted due to the singular capability of the contractor to satisfy the mandatory geographic, aircraft, and curriculum alignment requirements. Performance is entirely based at the contractor’s airfield near Annapolis, with oversight provided by the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division in Orlando, Florida. The contract contains no line-item pricing details, no formal inspection criteria, no packaging or marking specifications, no payment or accounting data, and no certified representations from the offeror beyond the sole-source justification, which is supported by the need for standardized training and logistical feasibility. No socioeconomic set-asides were used, and no formal FAR clauses or evaluation factors were applied, as the acquisition is non-competitive by statutory necessity.
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$0Place of Performance
Annapolis, MD, 21402, USASet-Aside
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PRAY AVIATION, INC.Award Issued Date
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Full Description
PSC CODE: U099 Education/Training- Other
NAICS CODE: 611512, Flight Training
TITLE: POWERED FLIGHT PROGRAM
SOLICITATION NUMBER: N6134026Q1005
RESPONSE DATE (MM/DD/YY): 04/21/2026
CS CONTACT NAME AND EMAIL: Alexis Uy, contact@example.gov
PCO CONTACT NAME AND EMAIL: Audrey Rolland, contact@example.gov
SOLICITATION DESCRIPTION:
The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) Procurement Department, located in Orlando, FL announces its intention to negotiate on a sole source basis, a contract to flight training services to support the United States Naval Academy’s (USNA) Powered Flight Program (PFP) to Pray Aviation (CAGE code 87KZ6).
PROGRAM BACKGROUND:
NAWCTSD has a requirement to support the United States Naval Academy’s (USNA) Powered Flight Program (PFP). This training is necessary to introduce military procedure-based flight training and performance standards; screen students for aeronautical adaptability; decrease future drop on request (DOR) and attrition at follow-on flight school; and improve performance in follow-on primary flight training.
NAWCTSD intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract to Pray Aviation (CAGE code 87KZ6). This procurement is being solicited as a sole-source effort to a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with an associated North American Classification System (NAICS) code of 611512. The services will be performed at the home airfield in Easton, MD, within 40 miles of the USNA.
The contract will procure flight training services from Pray Aviation in an effort to provide operational sustainment for the USNA PFP. The training validates the Naval Introductory Flight Evaluation (NIFE) reducing the time and cost to complete flight school. It covers a broad range of requirements to meet the unique needs within the missions, functions, and tasks supporting Chief Naval Air Training Command. This training will be provided to130 future aviators consisting of three (3) training blocks during the summer beginning on the Tuesday following Memorial Day in Fiscal Year 26 (FY26). Each training block is approximately four (4) weeks in duration. The anticipated period of performance is 5 years, with a 12-month base period and four, 12-month optional periods.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. No solicitation document is available. It is a notice outlining the Governments intent to contract on a sole source basis with Pray Aviation. Sole source authority is provided under 10 USC 3204(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
A Sources Sought Notice for this requirement was previously posted on SAM.gov on 04 March 2026. The Government has considered all responses received to date. However, interested sources are requested to provide their written technical capabilities. Written responses to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Interested sources must submit detailed written technical capabilities to complete the requirement. Detailed written capabilities must be submitted by email to the Contract Specialist, Alexis Uy, contact@example.gov with a courtesy copy to the Procurement Contracting Officer (PCO), Audrey Rolland, contact@example.gov in an electronic format that is compatible with Microsoft Word, no later than close of business on Monday, 21 April 2026. Verbal submissions via phone will not be honored.
All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but responses will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the Government.
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