FY23 City Pair Program Final RFP

This final request for proposals from the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service solicits offers for scheduled air passenger transportation services between designated domestic and international city pairs under the fiscal year 2023 City Pair Program. Offerors must propose minimum weekly flight frequencies and discounted business and first class fares between over 2,000 city pairs in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Proposals will be evaluated based on pricing terms, minimum service requirements, passenger levels, and small business participation plans, with responses due no later than March 17, 2022.

The solicitation involves numerous small business opportunities across Groups 1 through 3, with anticipated awards by September 2022 covering the one-year base period of performance from October 2022 to September 2023. Key details include over 2,000 city pairs requiring up to 1,369 seats per flight and possible extension of services through September 2025. Current City Pair Program contractors such as American, Delta and United Airlines are anticipated to compete for follow-on contracts with estimated values between $3-5 billion annually in passenger air transportation services across the globe.