Sun Country, Inc. (doing business as Sun Country Airlines) received a $148,000 delivery order from the Air Mobility Command for domestic charter air transportation services with a completion date of June 4, 2016. The award was issued on June 3, 2016, as a firm fixed-price contract with no set-aside designation, allowing Sun Country to compete directly against other qualified carriers. The contract is a child order under the Domestic Charter Airlift Services 2014-2016 parent vehicle and will be performed in Victorville, California. Sun Country, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, operates a Boeing 737 fleet and specializes in providing comprehensive air transportation capabilities to the Department of Defense.
As a commercial air carrier holding multiple federal contracts, Sun Country delivers domestic and international charter airlift services supporting military operations, homeland security missions, and humanitarian relief efforts. The company's current portfolio includes a $86.8 million Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Air Mobility Command, which authorizes passenger transport, cargo movement, aeromedical evacuations, and logistics resupply operations through September 2030. Additionally, Sun Country maintains positioning on the $1.5 billion Global Heavyweight Services contract administered by the Office of the Secretary of Defense for commercial heavyweight delivery services supporting Department of Defense logistics requirements across domestic and international locations.