NOTICE OF INTENT – Bridge Action For: Contract FA489019C0003, MQ-9 Contract Aircrew Training and Courseware Development (CAT/CWD)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See its 2 award notices in the notice history.
- Solicitation number
- MQ9_CAT_CWD_Bridge
- Agency
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Air Combat Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611512 Flight Training
- PSC
- U009 Education/Training- General
- Place of performance
- Holloman AFB, New Mexico 88330, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command is seeking a bridge contract for MQ-9 Contract Aircrew Training and Courseware Development services. The primary objective is to support RPA pilot training at multiple Air Force bases including Holloman AFB, Creech AFB, March ARB, and Hancock Field ANGB. The contract requires comprehensive training services encompassing academic instruction, training device instruction, flight training instruction, and courseware development using an instructional systems development approach. Training will cover qualification levels including Initial Qualification, Combat Mission Readiness, Requalification, and Instructor Upgrade for both U.S. and foreign military sales aircrews. The Request for Information (RFI) responses are due by December 19, 2024, at 12:00 PM ET, with the government anticipating award by March 31, 2025.
The contract is designated as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS category 611512 (Flight Training). The incumbent contractor is Crew Training International (CTI) Inc., and the bridge contract will cover a 15-month period from April 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, consisting of a 6-month base period with three 3-month option periods. The bridge contract is necessitated by protests on the follow-on contract (FA4890-23-R-0065), which have caused procurement delays. Foreign participation is not permitted in this solicitation, and the follow-on contract is expected to commence between July 1 and December 31, 2025. The contract will require the selected contractor to provide all necessary personnel, equipment, tools, materials, and supervision to support MQ-9 aircrew training and courseware development requirements across multiple Air Force locations.
Notice text
The current contract support includes, but is not limited to, the following: to furnish all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and all other items and services required to perform and support MQ-9 Contract Aircrew Training (CAT) and Courseware Development (CWD) to include Instrument Refresher Course (IRC) for personnel in support of operations, as required, at Holloman AFB, NM; White Sands Missile Range, NM; Creech AFB, NV; March ARB, CA; and Hancock Field ANGB, NY. The contractor will be required to train foreign military sales (FMS) aircrews at Holloman and Creech AFBs. The purpose of this training program is to support RPA pilot training to achieve the following qualification levels: Initial Qualification (IQT), Combat Mission Readiness (CMR), Requalification, and Instructor Upgrade. This contract requires the contractor to provide academic instruction, training device instruction, flight training instruction, and courseware development using the instructional systems development approach.
See attached Request for Information.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFI FA489019C0003 MQ9 CAT_CWD 15-Mo Bridge.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| MQ9 CAT/CWD and ISR Training Support Consolidation | Award Notice | |
| MQ9 CAT/CWD 15-Month Bridge Justification | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| NOTICE OF INTENT – Bridge Action For: Contract FA489019C0003, MQ-9 Contract Aircrew Training and Courseware Development (CAT/CWD) | Pre-Solicitation | |
| MQ9 CAT/CWD and ISR Training Support Consolidation | Award Notice | |
| Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition MQ9 CAT/CWD Bridge | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| NOTICE OF INTENT – Bridge Action For: Contract FA489019C0003, MQ-9 Contract Aircrew Training and Courseware Development (CAT/CWD) | Special Notice | |
| MQ9 CAT/CWD and ISR Training Support Consolidation | Solicitation | |
| MQ9 CAT/CWD and ISR Training Support Consolidation | Intent to Bundle Requirements (DoD-Funded) | |
| MQ9 CAT/CWD and ISR Training Support Consolidation | Special Notice | |
| MQ9 CAT/CWD and ISR Training Support Consolidation | Pre-Solicitation |
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