Request For Information - OST Acquisition of Boeing 737-800 with COMBI Configuration
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NAPAS315OSTBoeing
- Agency
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Department of Energy
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1510 Aircraft, Fixed Wing
- Place of performance
- Kirtland AFB, New Mexico 87117, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Energy, through the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Secure Transportation, issued a Request for Information due August 17, 2026, seeking qualified parties to acquire and convert a used Boeing 737-800 aircraft into a Combi configuration for national security operations.
The aircraft must be manufactured no earlier than 2007 with no more than 20,000 total cycles and converted to carry five pallet positions and 90 passengers. Required specifications include CFM International engines, standard IFR avionics with U13.0 software, Rockwell Collins avionics, and supplemental type certificates for floor modifications, cargo door, cargo loading system supporting commercial and 463L pallets, Combi interior, and aft airstairs with half galley. Additional installations encompass Aircraft HUD 4000 Model or equivalent, 5G-tolerant Low Range Radio Altimeters, forward airstairs, and paint matching the existing fleet. The aircraft must hold a current FAA Certificate of Airworthiness and comply with all applicable airworthiness directives and service bulletins.
Respondents must hold 14 CFR Part 145 Repair Station certification and manage all three acquisition phases: pre-purchase inspection worldwide, post-purchase conversion and modifications, and final inspection including airworthiness demonstration flight. Delivery is required within 12 months of contract award. The contractor shall conduct bi-weekly status reviews and quarterly program management reviews at its facility and participate in a post-award kickoff meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Notice text
Request For Information for interested parties that can fulfill the requirements as stated in the attached OST Acquisition of Boeing 737-800 with COMBI Configuration, Statement of Work (SOW). To procure a used Boeing 737-800 Series which will be converted to a Combi configuration to allow OST to carry out its national security mission. The Boeing 737- 800 Series aircraft shall be operated under the requirements of 41 C.F.R. Part 102-33 Public Operations in the National Airspace and an occasional flight under OST/AOD’s 14 C.F.R. Part 125 Letter of Deviation Authority issued by the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 125 Certificate Holding District Office (CHDO), SO61, for OST’s current fleet of 737-400, and 737-700 aircraft.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| OST Boeing 737-800 SOW Combi Draft_7.14.26.pdf |
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