*UPDATED* USAF TPS Qualitative Evaluation Flight Training Multiple Award BPA 3 for T-2 Buckeye, A-4 Skyhawk, Daher Kodiak, Cirrus Vision Jet, Noorduyn Norseman, Systems Platform Aircraft, Lighter-Than-Air, and Jet Glider Services
Air Force and Space Force · FA9304 AFTC PZZ
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation A068521 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
**Questions and Answers have been posted to the Attachments section of this Solicitation. Although the questions were asked by a vendor specifically interested in the Lighter than Air solicitation, the answers apply across all of the possible solititations.** This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) Solicitation for the acquisition of more than one Blanket Purchase Agreements for various flight training which include: T-2 Buckeye services, A-4 Skyhawk services, Daher Kodiak services, Cirrus Vision Jet services, Noorduyn Norseman services, Systems Platform Aircraft services, Lighter-Than-Air (Airship … (show all)
or Balloon) services, and Jet Glider services for the AFTC Test Pilot School Edwards AFB. Please see attachments for further details. (i) This is a solicitation for commercial service prepared in accordance with the format in RFO 5.201(c), 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. The Simplified Acquisition Procedures (RFO 12.201-1) will be used for this requirement. (ii) Solicitation Numbers: T-2 Buckeye services: FA930426Q5003 A-4 Skyhawk services: FA930426Q5004 Daher Kodiak services: FA930426Q5005 Cirrus Vision Jet services: FA930426Q5006 Noorduyn Norseman services: FA930426Q5007 Systems Platform Aircraft services: FA930426Q5008 Lighter-Than-Air (Airship or Balloon) services: FA930426Q5009 Jet Glider services: FA930426Q5010 Interested parties who believe they can meet the uniquely defined requirements for services in the solicitations listed above are invited to submit, in writing, a complete quote. None of these services/solicitations will be intended to be combined. Offerors are required to submit with their quote enough information for the Government to evaluate the requirements detailed in this 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, and DFARS Change 05/07/2026. (iv) THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE: 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number for this acquisition is 611512 "Flight Training " with a size standard $34M. (v) The Ordering Period varies is addressed specifically in each PWS. The Ordering Periods vary from 3-years to 5-years. Be sure to read each PWS thoroughly. (vi) Estimated Magnitude: Each of the eight possible BPAs will not be anticipated to exceed $349,999.99 for the total specified ordering period identified in the PWS, whether that be three (3) years or five (5) years. (vii) The provision at RFO 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Oct 2025), 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. One-Year Price List Based on the Requirements in the PWS: 9. Date Offer Expires: 10. FOB Destination: 11. Ordering Period: 12. Technical Approach: QUESTION PERIOD: The period for questions regarding this RFQ will end at 12:00 PM PDT on 10 September 2026. Please send all questions to the buyer and cc the officer via email at justin.fobel@us.af.mil and jenny.meadlin@us.af.mil. Phone inquiries are not available currently. All questions and answers will be emailed accordingly. All questions and quotes must be sent to jenny.meadlin@us.af.mil and justin.fobel@us.af.mil. Quotes are due on 17 September 2026 at 3:30PM Pacific Daylight Time. ----------------------------------- The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation�Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Oct 2025) applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: ***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 subfactors: (1) Ability to provide the requested services, (2) in the required timeframe. The agency will first rank quotations according to best value, from highest value to lowest value, 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 more than one BPA resulting from this RFQ to those responsible offerors whose quotes are responsive to the RFQ and are considered to be the Best Value. This is a competitive solicitation using simplified acquisition procedures and Best Value in which competing offerors technical performance and price will be evaluated to determine the award. Technical areas are more important than Price. The clause at RFO 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Oct 2025), applies to this acquisition. Additional Contract Requirement or Terms and Conditions: N/A Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS): N/A 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.
Who won similar work
9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 611512.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MilTrain JV II LLC | 1 | $84.6M | Jan 15, 2026 |
| X-star Inc. | 1 | $78.0M | Mar 23, 2026 |
| AVIX-BGI TECHNICAL SERVICES JV LLC | 1 | $65.9M | Jun 26, 2025 |
| METRO ACCOUNTING & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC | 1 | $32.8M | Jul 31, 2025 |
| KWAAN TECH, LLC | 1 | $30.0M | Sep 9, 2026 |
| CAE USA INC. | 1 | $18.4M | Feb 10, 2025 |
| MACAIR AVIATION LLC | 1 | $15.3M | Jan 24, 2025 |
| SPEKTREWORKS, INC. | 1 | $22K | Feb 20, 2026 |
| REDBIRD FLIGHT SIMULATIONS, INC. | 1 | $20K | Apr 21, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Sep 9, 2026KWAAN TECH, LLC$30.0ME-3 CAT/CWD
- Mar 23, 2026X-star Inc.$78.0MBomber Supplemental Trainer for Aircrew Readiness (BSTAR) Production Other Transaction SBIR Phase III
- Feb 20, 2026SPEKTREWORKS, INC.$22KSUAS Support Services
- Jan 15, 2026MilTrain JV II LLC$84.6MMQ9 CAT/CWD and ISR Training Support Consolidation
- Jul 31, 2025METRO ACCOUNTING & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC$32.8MRemotely Piloted Aircraft Training Support (RPATS)
- Jun 26, 2025AVIX-BGI TECHNICAL SERVICES JV LLC$65.9MEA-37B/ EC-130H/ A-10C Contract Aircrew Training and Courseware Development (CAT/CWD)
- Apr 21, 2025REDBIRD FLIGHT SIMULATIONS, INC.$20KRedbird Simulator Upgrade
- Feb 10, 2025CAE USA INC.$18.4MF16 Taiwan Block 20 Simulator Tape 4 Software Upgrade
- Jan 24, 2025MACAIR AVIATION LLC$15.3MUSAFSAM Aeromedical Aviation Laboratory (AAL) Program - Amendment 01
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.