Robinson 44 Flight Support FY26-27
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Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.
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This solicitation seeks commercial flight support services using a Robinson 44 rotorcraft to conduct Qualified Evaluator (TPS/QE) flight training for the Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, California, under a Firm Fixed Price contract with a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 30, 2027. The acquisition is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 611512, Flight Training, with a size standard of $34 million, and is being conducted as a commercial acquisition under FAR Subpart 12.2. Offerors must submit complete written quotes via email, limited to a 10MB file size, including the completed bid sheet, SAM UEI, CAGE code, contractor name, payment terms, point of contact information, an expiration date for the offer, and the required representations and certifications from RFO 52.212-3. Award will be made to the lowest-priced technically acceptable offer, evaluating both price and technical capability to meet the defined requirements, with no discussions planned unless deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer. All offers are due by August 21, 2026, at 5:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time and must be sent exclusively to austen.siegler.1@us.af.mil and justin.fobel@us.af.mil; late submissions will not be accepted. The contract incorporates numerous FAR and DFARS clauses governing commercial items, cybersecurity, whistleblower protections, equal opportunity, labor standards, electronic fund transfers, payment transparency, and safeguarding of covered defense information, including specific requirements under FAR 52.212-4, 52.212-5, and DFARS 252.204-7012 for cyber incident reporting and information protection. Contractors must also comply with provisions addressing prohibited applications, subcontractor payment acceleration, procurement integrity, and reporting obligations for executive compensation and veteran employment. No phone inquiries are permitted; all correspondence must be conducted via email, and responses to questions will be posted publicly on the solicitation. Non-responsive submissions lacking required documentation or incomplete bid sheets will be disqualified.
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Edwards, CA, USASet-Aside
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Full Description
Amended changes to this opportunity:
None currently.
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This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Robinson 44 Flight Support. TPS Qualitative Evaluation (TPS/QE) requires a rotorcraft-type aircraft to conduct QE flights for TPS students as required per the TPS Master Curricula. Flight operations are to be conducted at Edwards AFB, CA. Contract to be awarded under Firm Fixed Price (FFP) terms.
Please see the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) for more details.
(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 is a commerical acquisition with a small business set-aside.
(ii)
**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 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.
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: 01 Sep 2026 - 30 Aug 2027.
(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. CAGE Code:
3. Contractor Name:
4. Payment Terms (NET 30) or Discount:
5. Point of Contact Name and Phone Number:
6. Email address:
7. Date Offer Expires:
8. 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
9. A pricing list as follows: Offerers shall fill out and submit the attached Bid Sheet with their proposals.
(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***
Basis of Award: Award will be made to the offeror with the lowest price technically acceptable. The following factors will be used:
1. Price
2. Technical Capability of the offer to meet the Government requirement
Interested parties who believe they can meet all the requirements for the items described in this synopsis are invited to submit in writing a complete quote. Offerors are required to submit with their quote enough information for the Government to evaluate the minimum requirements detailed in this synopsis. This includes their Cage Code, DUNS Number, Prompt Payment Terms, date offer expires, and warranty information. No partial quotes for the items listed above will be accepted. Offerors shall propose in accordance with the attached CLIN structure. Specified in the attached Bid Sheet
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.
(xix)The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Nov 2023), applies to this acquisition.
(xx) The clause at FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Feb 2024), applies to this acquisition. The following clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5 apply to this acquisition:
--commercial items, applies to this acquisition.
The following clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5(b) apply to this acquisition:
52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010)
52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020)
52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020)
52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2024) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016)
52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020)
52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020)
52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020)
52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021)
52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020)
52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018)
(xxi) In addition to the above, the following provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation:
52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality
52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018)
DFARS 252.203-7005 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality (Sep 2022)
DFARS 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls (Oct 2016)
Clauses
FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (Nov 2021)
FAR 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023)
FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011)
DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (Jan 2023)
DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018)
DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Areal Workflow Payment Instructions (Jan 2023)
DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006)
Offers are due by 21 Aug 2026 at 05:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
Offers must be sent via email to austen.siegler.1@us.af.mil and justin.fobel@us.af.mil
No late submissions will be accepted.
(xiv) For additional information regarding this solicitation contact:
Contract Officer:
Justin Fobel
justin.fobel@us.af.mil
Contract Specialist:
Austen Siegler
austen.siegler.1@us.af.mil
Please send all questions to the Austen Siegler and Justin Fobel at the above email addresses. Phone inquiries are not available currently. All questions and answers will be posted to this RFQ.
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