The U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command awarded a $85,000 delivery order for domestic charter air transportation services to Sun Country, Inc. (doing business as Sun Country Airlines) on June 17, 2015, with an ultimate completion date of June 24, 2015. This firm fixed-price delivery order, with no set-aside designation, is a child contract under the parent Domestic Charter Airlift Services 2014-2016 indefinite delivery contract vehicle. The work will be performed at McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey and represents a single instance of charter airlift services that Sun Country provides to support Air Mobility Command operations and Department of Defense transportation requirements.
Sun Country, Inc., a Minneapolis-based commercial air carrier and subsidiary of Minnesota Aviation, LLC, operates a Boeing 737 fleet and specializes in providing comprehensive air transportation services to the federal government. The company has established itself as a critical provider of domestic and international charter airlift services, cargo transport, aeromedical evacuations, and personnel movement capabilities in support of military operations and homeland security missions. Sun Country competes on an unrestricted basis for delivery orders across the Air Mobility Command's charter airlift and Civil Reserve Air Fleet programs, leveraging its commercial aviation capabilities to augment Department of Defense airlift capacity.