The Department of the Air Force Air Mobility Command awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $699,994,000 to Eastern Air Express LLC, doing business as Hillwood Airways LLC, for domestic Federal Aviation Regulation Part 121 chartered passenger and cargo airlift services. The contract has a period of performance through March 31, 2024. Under this multiple award IDIQ, the Air Mobility Command has issued a series of firm fixed-price delivery orders to Hillwood Airways to provide air transportation services within the continental United States, between military bases and other locations, in support of the Command's mission to provide rapid global mobility for America's armed forces. The delivery orders range in value from around $50,000 to over $300,000 and task Hillwood Airways with transporting personnel, light cargo, and equipment by air to enable Air Mobility Command operations and training. No set-aside designations were applied to the contract or subsequent task orders awarded to the small disadvantaged business prime contractor.
The original special notice issued by the U.S. Transportation Command sought market research to determine the commercial availability of charter air transportation services required to support domestic military mobility requirements. The Air Mobility Command, which falls under USTRANSCOM, is now utilizing this IDIQ contract vehicle to efficiently procure on-demand air transportation, both passenger and cargo, from pre-qualified Part 121 certified air carriers like Hillwood Airways. This contract supports the Air Force's global reach and operational readiness objectives by allowing the Command to rapidly obtain airlift capacity as needed across the continental United States.
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