Sun Country, Inc., doing business as Sun Country Airlines, received a delivery order award from the U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command for domestic charter air transportation services. The award, issued on June 28, 2017, carries a ceiling value of $80.8K and an ultimate completion date of July 8, 2017, with performance to be conducted in El Paso, Texas. This delivery order was issued under a firm fixed-price arrangement with no set-aside designation, reflecting Sun Country's qualification to compete on an unrestricted basis against other carriers. The contract falls under the Domestic Charter Airlift Services 2014-2016 parent vehicle, which provides the Air Mobility Command with flexible and responsive airlift capabilities to support military operations and government transportation requirements.
Sun Country, a for-profit commercial air carrier headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and a subsidiary of Minnesota Aviation, LLC, specializes in providing comprehensive air transportation services to the Department of Defense through its Boeing 737 fleet. The company has established itself as a critical provider of domestic and international charter airlift services, including passenger transport, cargo movement, and aeromedical evacuation support. Sun Country's long-standing relationship with the Air Mobility Command demonstrates the carrier's strategic importance in augmenting federal airlift capacity and supporting the department's transportation and logistics operations.