The Military Sealift Command awarded a $18.6 million firm fixed price purchase order to Air Center Helicopters, Inc. to provide vertical replenishment services for its Atlantic detachment. The contract is a bridge contract to continue essential services currently performed by the incumbent under solicitation MSC VERTREP LANT Det A. Under the contract, the contractor will operate two commercial helicopters, five pilots, and three maintenance personnel from Herndon, Virginia to conduct ship-based logistics services such as vertical replenishment and passenger transport for the Navy detachment through September 2022. Services will be performed in Bahrain and include day and night shipboard operations within specified environmental parameters. There is no set-aside designation for this procurement under NAICS code 481211 for scenic and sightseeing transportation and support activities for air transportation and PSC code V199 for aviation services.