International Charter Airlift Services in support of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet

Air Mobility Command established this Master IDIQ for international charter airlift services supporting the Civil Reserve Air Fleet on October 1, 2024, with ordering authority extending through September 30, 2030. Ordering is still active with approximately four years and two months of procurement window remaining.

This vehicle has executed 1,762 task orders totaling $2.98 billion in combined potential value, of which $2.96 billion (99 percent) has been obligated. Task-order activity accelerated significantly in 2025, with 1,075 orders placed that year compared to 370 in 2024 and 317 in 2026 through mid-April. The originating solicitation (HTC71123RCC02, posted August 1, 2023) was structured as a 100 percent small business set-aside for the transport of human remains and escorts from the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, across CONUS, Alaska, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other North American countries. However, all 1,762 task orders awarded under the vehicle carry no set-aside designation, indicating the actual vehicle operates as fully unrestricted competition despite the originating solicitation's small-business structure.

Prime-contractor concentration is pronounced. Atlas Air, Inc. dominates with 580 orders worth $1.17 billion combined potential value. Omni Air International, LLC holds 244 orders valued at $630.7 million; Kalitta Air LLC accounts for 403 orders totaling $347.8 million; and Air Transport International Inc. holds 12 orders worth $300.7 million. These four firms control 90 percent of the vehicle's combined potential value. National Air Cargo Group, Inc. and Western Global Airlines Inc. represent additional material activity with 196 and 80 orders respectively. Customer concentration is extreme: Air Mobility Command placed 1,761 orders (effectively all task orders), with the U.S. Trade and Development Agency responsible for a single order valued at $2 thousand.

Task orders reflect Civil Reserve Air Fleet air transportation services, with recent orders (April 2026) including Operation Epic Fury missions. Individual orders range from approximately $100,000 to over $4 million, priced using fixed-price-with-economic-price-adjustment and firm-fixed-price structures, with ultimate completion dates typically set at September 30, 2030 or later.