Eielson Air Terminal and Ground Handling Services
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- TRANSCOM26C006
- Agency
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United States Transportation Command
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 488119 Other Airport Operations
- Place of performance
- Eielson AFB, Alaska, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
United States Transportation Command intends to solicit Air Terminal and Ground Handling Services (ATGHS) at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, with an anticipated award around June 2027 to replace the current contract expiring September 30, 2027; the RFI response deadline is September 2, 2026. This is a Request for Information only and does not constitute a commitment to award. USTRANSCOM is considering small business set-aside opportunities but has not yet determined the final set-aside posture.
Work is performed at Eielson AFB, Alaska, in support of Air Mobility Command and includes passenger and cargo handling, aircraft services, load planning, fleet services, hazardous materials processing, and ground maintenance for U.S. Government-owned and operated aircraft, foreign government or civil aircraft, commercial contract and tendered aircraft, and allied or coalition aircraft. The contractor must maintain a 24/7 Air Terminal Operations Center with one wide-body equivalent aircraft on ground capability and provide services up to 40% outside standard business hours. Historical workload includes approximately 280 aircraft movements annually, plus 4 to 6 exercises annually supporting 1,000 to 2,500 personnel each, and one large Army unit deployment/redeployment annually.
Station Manager and Alternate Station Manager positions require U.S. citizenship and Secret-level clearance. The contractor must comply with NIST SP 800-171 cybersecurity requirements and cyber incident reporting under DFARS 252.204-7012. Performance thresholds require zero critical nonconformances and no more than one delayed mission per month. Government furnishes equipment including aircraft loaders, forklifts, baggage conveyors, and approximately 38,900 square feet of facilities; the contractor provides all consumables, maintenance, and operation.
NAICS 488119 (Other Airport Operations) applies with a small business size standard of $40 million. Responses are limited to 10 pages, excluding cover letters and title pages, and must include up to three past contracts from the last five years demonstrating similar workload, complexity, extreme cold-weather capability, and organizational conflict of interest analysis.
Notice text
The contractor shall provide Air Terminal and Ground Handling Services (ATGHS) on behalf of theAir Mobility Command (AMC) in support of the Defense Transportation System (DTS) to include but not limited to all US Government owned or operated aircraft, US sponsored foreign government or civil aircraft, commercial contract aircraft, commercial tendered aircraft, and allied, coalition, or partner nation aircraft at Eielson AFB, Alaska.
See attached RFI and PWS for specifics.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.08.19 Eielson ATGHS RFI.pdf | ||
| Draft Eielson ATGHS PWS.pdf |
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