Airborne Special Operations Testing Directorate Wet Blade Hours IDIQ

The Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Bragg is soliciting an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity contract for flight services and military Static Line or Military Free Fall parachute operations for the Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, with quotes due November 2, 2026. This is a 100% Women-Owned Small Business set-aside, NAICS 481211.

Place of performance is Fort Liberty, North Carolina. The contract runs December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2031, with an optional six-month extension. The estimated scope comprises 30 flight hours annually (150 hours total over the base period) at an estimated value between $500 and $500,000.

The contractor must furnish a CASA 212 or equivalent ramp-exit aircraft capable of sustained flight at 12,500 to 15,000 feet AGL and freefall altitude of 24,999 feet MSL, accommodating 15 to 20 combat-equipped paratroopers, completing three high-altitude lifts before refueling, and supporting static line cargo airdrop loads up to 6,000 pounds from as low as 100 feet AGL. The aircraft must operate from 1,400-foot dirt runways and include intercom and red/green jump light systems. The contractor must appear on the current AMC Commercial Airlift Review Board Paratroop Commercial Operator Listing and hold FAA Part 135 certification. All pilots must hold current FAA commercial pilot certificates with appropriate ratings and second-class medical certificates; maintenance personnel must hold FAA A&P ratings. A Project Manager must be available during normal business hours (7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday) within ten days of award. Aviation liability insurance must be not less than $10,000,000 Combined Single Limit per occurrence, with hull insurance equal to full aircraft value and the United States named as additional insured with waiver of subrogation.

Pricing must include fully-burdened hourly labor rates under Wage Determination No. 2015-4377 Revision 33 (pilot/co-pilot: $44.79 per hour) plus hourly aircraft operating costs including fuel and maintenance, escalated annually. The evaluation applies Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology. Questions are due October 23, 2026. Amendment 0001, effective October 20, corrects the solicitation number from W91247-26-Q-A031 to W91247-27-Q-A004.