Delta Air Lines, Inc. was awarded a delivery order valued at $260,826 by the U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command on August 5, 2016, for domestic charter air transportation services with performance in Sioux City, Iowa. This firm fixed-price delivery order, with an ultimate completion date of August 8, 2016, was issued under the Domestic Charter Airlift Services 2014-2016 indefinite delivery vehicle and carried no small business set-aside designation. As a major global air carrier and established federal contractor since 2001, Delta leverages its extensive domestic route network and sophisticated fleet to support the Air Force's flexible air mobility requirements.
This award reflects Delta's significant role in supporting Air Mobility Command's domestic charter operations, a core element of the Department of Defense's personnel and cargo transportation capabilities. The contract demonstrates the Air Force's reliance on commercial air carriers to augment organic airlift capacity for routine mobility missions. Delta maintains substantial ongoing relationships with Air Mobility Command through multiple indefinite delivery vehicles, including a $145 million Civil Reserve Air Fleet and domestic charter airlift services contract extending through September 2028, underscoring the contractor's importance to the Air Force's operational logistics infrastructure.