The U.S. Air Mobility Command awarded a $55,000 delivery order for domestic charter air transportation services to Sun Country, Inc. (doing business as Sun Country Airlines) on January 30, 2015, with completion scheduled for February 4, 2015. This firm fixed-price delivery order, with no set-aside designation, represents work to be performed in Gulfport, Mississippi. The award is a child contract issued under the Domestic Charter Airlift Services 2014-2016 parent vehicle, which establishes the Air Mobility Command's framework for procuring commercial air transportation services from qualified carriers to support Department of Defense operations and mobility requirements.
Sun Country Airlines, a Minneapolis-headquartered commercial air carrier operating Boeing 737 aircraft, has established itself as a key provider of federal air transportation services to the Air Mobility Command. As a subsidiary of Minnesota Aviation, LLC, the company specializes in delivering comprehensive airlift solutions including passenger transport, cargo movement, aeromedical evacuations, and logistics resupply operations in support of military operations, homeland security missions, and humanitarian relief efforts. This delivery order reflects the Air Mobility Command's ongoing reliance on commercial carriers through competitive, unrestricted procurements to augment its organic airlift capacity and meet diverse transportation requirements across the Department of Defense enterprise.