The Air Force needs a small business to provide flight training on a Piaggio P-180 Avanti aircraft.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Air Force needs a small business to provide flight training on a Piaggio P-180 Avanti aircraft for the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards, CA. The training includes qualitative evaluation flights as described in the Qualitative Evaluation Board (QRB) report.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? This is a 5-year Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). The notice doesn't say when the contract will start.
- How will they pick the winner? 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.
- When and how do you bid? Submit a complete quote via email to thomas.shea.3@us.af.mil and carlos.barrera.8@us.af.mil by 15 Jul 2026 at 04:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
Who can apply
- Any certified small business may apply.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Review the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) for more details and a full list of training required.
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit.
Primary point of contact
Email
carlos.barrera.8@us.af.mil
Phone
(661) 275-2442