Trans-Africa Airlift Support Contract (TASC)

USTRANSCOM awarded this Master IDIQ to Department of the Army Africa Command on 2 February 2017 for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft supporting low-volume, low-frequency passenger and cargo movements across Africa, casualty evacuation, and command-and-control staffing augmentation, with ordering authority expiring 1 August 2022 and now closed for over three years.

The vehicle is inactive and no longer available for new task orders. The last delivery order was awarded 13 July 2018, nearly eight years ago. Of the combined potential value of $320 million across all task orders, $220.4 million (69 percent) has already been obligated, with remaining capacity severely constrained by the expired ordering deadline.

Work performed under the vehicle has concentrated on African operations: named task orders funded transportation services in support of AFRICOM across Niger, East Africa, North and West Africa, and Central Africa, with firm fixed-price arrangements and ultimate completion dates ranging from 2017 through 2023. Aircraft capabilities span 6–20 passengers and 2,000–5,000 pounds of cargo.

Competition is tightly concentrated. Erickson Helicopters, Inc. and Berry Aviation, Inc. divide the workload nearly equally, holding $153 million and $150.8 million in combined potential value respectively across two and three orders. Construction Helicopters, LLC holds $16.2 million; AAR Airlift Group, Inc. holds one order with zero combined potential value. All seven task orders are unrestricted, and all funding flows from Department of the Army Africa Command, making this a single-customer vehicle.

Task-order economics show wide variation: ceiling values range from $9.3 million to $141.4 million, with the largest single order (HTC71117DR008-HTC71117FR012) hitting $141.4 million ceiling and $141.1 million obligated for North and West Africa transportation services. Most task orders are now complete or nearing completion dates in the 2017–2023 window. The vehicle is no longer a source of new capacity.

USTRANSCOM has awarded a Master IDIQ for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft that will improve the capability and capacity of the Department of Defense (DoD) to transport low-volume, low0-frequency movements of passengers and cargo within the Continent of Africa, provide Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC), and augment Government Command and Control (C2) staffing. Estimated aircraft capabilities will range from 6-20 passengers and 2000-5000 pounds of cargo.