Sun Country Airlines, a Minneapolis-based commercial air carrier and subsidiary of Minnesota Aviation LLC, was awarded a $60.2K firm fixed-price delivery order by the U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command for domestic charter air transportation services. The delivery order, issued on April 23, 2018, with an ultimate completion date of April 26, 2018, represents a short-duration charter airlift requirement with performance taking place in Gulfport, Mississippi. This award was made on an unrestricted, competitive basis with no set-aside designation, reflecting Sun Country's qualification to compete directly against other commercial carriers for federal transportation needs.
This delivery order falls under the Domestic Charter Airlift Services 2014-2016 parent contract vehicle administered by Air Mobility Command, which leverages commercial air carriers to provide flexible and responsive passenger and cargo transportation capabilities in support of Department of Defense operations. Sun Country's selection for this charter service reflects its established position as a critical provider of comprehensive air transportation services to the federal government, capabilities that have since expanded to include positioning on larger indefinite delivery vehicles such as the $86.8M Civil Reserve Air Fleet International Charter Airlift Services contract and the $1.5B Global Heavyweight Services contract administered by the Office of the Secretary of Defense.