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Piaggio P-180 Avanti BPA
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The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base is seeking a Firm Fixed Price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) under a small business set-aside to procure a Piaggio P-180 Avanti aircraft and qualified flight instructors for Qualitative Evaluation flights, primarily conducted at Mojave Air and Space Port with alternate locations at Edwards AFB, Lancaster, CA, or other mutually agreed sites. The acquisition is structured as a non-personal services contract with a five-year ordering period and an option to extend by six months, with a total estimated value not to exceed $350,000 per offeror over the life of the agreement. The NAICS code is 611512 for Flight Training with a size standard of $34 million, and all proposals must be submitted via email to the designated contracting officers with a maximum file size of 10 MB. The offeror must provide comprehensive contractor information including SAM UEI, TIN, CAGE code, payment terms, point of contact, warranty, offer expiration date, FOB Destination, and estimated delivery lead time, along with a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 Alt I or confirmation that representations are available on SAM.gov, and a detailed pricing list guaranteed valid for at least one year. The technical evaluation centers solely on the offeror’s ability to provide the required aircraft and flight instructors, with technical acceptability being the primary factor and deemed more critical than price. Award will be made based on the Best Value Continuum, where the highest-ranked technical proposal is evaluated for acceptability before considering price. Offerors must fully comply with all solicitation requirements, including submission of the updated Performance Work Statement (Ver 4.0) and its referenced appendices, which outline deliverables such as aircraft documentation, pilot certifications, briefing materials, and maintenance logs. The aircraft must pass a USAF TPS-approved SME inspection and may display historically representative markings. Insurance requirements are governed by FAR 28.3, with minimum levels per FAR 28.307-2, and contractors must adhere to Privacy Act, FOIA, CUI, and security protocols including DD254 compliance. The government will conduct inspections within seven workdays and may perform 100 percent quality surveillance on infrequent or safety-critical tasks. All contract records are government property, subcontractors require prior approval, and immediate notification of any debarment or suspension status is mandatory. Offers are due by
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Edwards, CA, 93524, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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Amended changes to this opportunity:
Section (xiii) – The offer due-date has been updated from 15 Jul 2026 to 22 Jul 2026.
Attachments – The attachment, ‘Piaggio+P-180+AVANTI+BPA+PWS+ver+3.0’ has been updated to, ‘Piaggio+P-180+AVANTI+BPA+PWS+ver+4.0’
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This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for the Piaggio P-180 Avanti BPA. AFTC Test Pilot School requires a Piaggio P-180 Avanti aircraft, along with a qualified flight instructor(s), for Qualitative Evaluation (QE) flights as described in the Qualitative Evaluation Board (QRB) report at the U.S Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards CA. The USAF Test Pilot School is interested in non-personal service contract to be awarded within a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA).
Please see the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) for more details and a full list of training required.
(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products prepared in accordance with the format in RFO Subpart 12.2, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns.
(ii) Solicitation Number: 260310163337
**Please provide the full solicitation number on all packages**
Interested parties who believe they can meet all the requirements for the products described in this synopsis are invited to submit, in writing, a complete quote.
Offerors may utilize the attached PWS to complete quote information in addition to a separate quote (in PDF format); ensuring the quote contains information and pricing for this requirement, up to including installation and delivery costs.
Offerors may quote all, a part of, or none of the attached statement of work. Offerors shall indicate which trainings they are quoting to by indication the specified trainings as follow:
- Piaggio P-180 Avanti Training
Offerors are required to submit with their quote enough information for the Government to evaluate the requirements detailed in this combined synopsis/solicitation. Offerors shall submit quotes via email, please note the maximum file size is 10MB. Emails over this file size will not be received. Submit only written offers; oral offers will not be accepted.
The anticipated magnitude of this effort shall not exceed $350,000.00 total for the entire period of 5 years per offeror.
This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).
(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01, DFARS Change 11/10/2025, and DAFAC 2025-1016.
(iv) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number for this acquisition is 611512 “Flight Training” with a size standard of $34M.
(v) Period of Performance: The anticipated award is a 5-year BPA.
(vi) The provision at RFO 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023), applies to this acquisition. Provisions and clauses can be viewed via internet at Acquisition.gov, https://www.acquisition.gov/.
Offerors shall prepare their quotations in accordance with RFO 52.212-1. In addition, the following information shall be included:
PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTOR INFORMATION WITHIN YOUR QUOTE:
1. SAM UEI:
2. TIN Number:
3. CAGE Code:
4. Contractor Name:
5. Payment Terms (NET 30) or Discount:
6. Point of Contact Name and Phone Number:
7. Email address:
8. Warranty:
9. Date Offer Expires:
10. FOB Destination:
11. Estimated Delivery Lead Time:
12. Completed copy of RFO 52.212-3, Alt I, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Feb 2024) – or - notification that RFO 52.212-3 representations and certifications are available on SAM.gov
13. A pricing list as follows:
It contains a complete list of the services or supplies available for purchase under the BPA. The price list should specify the length of time for which the prices are valid. Typically, price lists are guaranteed for a minimum of one year from the effective date to avoid frequent increase in pricing. After reviewing the price list and determining the prices to be fair and reasonable, physically write “approved” directly on the price list, sign, date, and incorporate into the BPA by reference. Ensure the contractor and all ordering officials receive a copy of the approved price list. Calls can only be placed against BPAs for those items contained on the approved price list. Items not on the price list cannot be ordered unless the CO approves the addition.
(vii) The provision at RFO 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) applies to this acquisition.
***Please read the evaluation criteria closely. If vendor does not provide a full response, it will be found unresponsive***
The solicitation provides that quotations will be evaluated using a Best Value Continuum. The award will be made on the basis of the best value of each proposal as well as meeting/exceeding the acceptability of technical factors. The technical acceptability factor contains one subfactor: (1) Ability to provide the requested products. The agency will first rank quotations according to best value, from highest to lowest, and will evaluate the highest ranked value quotation as either technically acceptable or unacceptable, reserving the right to evaluate additional quotations for technical acceptability if deemed to be in the best interest of the government. Evaluation Factors:
1. Best Value
2. Technically Acceptability
The Government anticipates awarding a single BPA resulting from the RFQ to the responsible offeror whose quote is responsive to the RFQ and considered to be the Best Value. This is a competitive solicitation using Best Value in which competing offerors technical performance and price will be evaluated to determine the award. Technical areas are more important than Price.
(viii) Offerors shall include completed copies of applicable provisions, which are included in the SF1449. Offers will be considered incomplete if these are not included with the quote.
(iv) The clause at RFO 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions— Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023), applies to this acquisition.
(xi) Additional Contract Requirement or Terms and Conditions: Please find a contemplated list of additional provisions/clauses in the attachments; the final list of clauses is dependent upon actual dollar value of the contract award and may change from those provided in the attachment.
(xii) Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS): N/A
(xiii) Quote Submission Information:
It is the government’s intent to award without discussions. Therefore, each initial quote should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer (CO) determines that discussions are necessary.
Offers are due by 22 Jul 2026 at 04:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
Offers must be sent via email to thomas.shea.3@us.af.mil and carlos.barrera.8@us.af.mil. No late submissions will be accepted.
(xiv) For additional information regarding this solicitation contact:
Contract Officer:
Tom Shea
thomas.shea.3@us.af.mil
Contract Specialist:
Carlos Barrera
carlos.barrera.8@us.af.mil
Please send all questions to the buyer and cc the officer via email at carlos.barrera.8@us.af.mil. Phone inquiries are not available currently. All questions and answers will be posted to this RFQ.
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