NOAA/OMAO/AOC – Gulfstream-IV SP Aircraft Full-Service Maintenance Support Services

NOAA is issuing a Special Notice announcing its intent to sole-source full-service repair and maintenance support for its Gulfstream-IV SP aircraft (Tail Number N49RF) to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Inc., with capability statements due by 10 AM ET on November 18, 2026. The Set Aside line reads "No Set-Aside Used." NOAA's Acquisition and Grants Office, Eastern Acquisition Division, and the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations intend to award the contract under 41 U.S.C. 1901 using simplified procedures, with a maximum value of $9 million under NAICS 488190. Gulfstream, as the original equipment manufacturer, has maintained the aircraft since delivery and retains exclusive ownership of the proprietary technical data, structural drawings, and software codes needed for advanced structural repairs and complex avionics integration. The required scope includes a dedicated Field and Airborne Support Team that dispatches aircraft, specialized tooling, and mobile technicians to aircraft-on-ground locations worldwide, plus centralized global parts logistics and GIV-specific diagnostic equipment and jigs. The notice is not a formal solicitation and does not restrict the Government's acquisition approach. Interested parties that can meet the requirements may submit a written statement of capabilities, with enough detail for NOAA to evaluate whether they meet all requirements, by email to Contract Specialist Jennifer Peters at Jennifer.peters@noaa.gov. The Government reserves the right to conduct competitive procurement based on the responses received.