Test Pilot
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0042126Q1166
- Agency
-
Naval Air Warfare Center
Naval Air Systems Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611512 Flight Training
- PSC
- U099 Education/Training- Other
- Place of performance
- Patuxent River, Maryland 20670, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Air Warfare Center at Patuxent River, Maryland seeks provision of one MD-500 aircraft to provide up to 17 demonstration flight hours for the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School's Qualitative Evaluation Program, with quotations due May 8, 2026. This is a sole-source procurement issued as an intent under FAR Part 13.106-1(b), with Bussmann Aviation LLC identified as the intended recipient; however, the Government reserves discretion to conduct competitive procurement based on responses received.
The procurement is registered as a Total Small Business set-aside. Place of performance is Patuxent River, Maryland, with performance period May 18 through June 30, 2026. The contract structure comprises five firm fixed-price line items: ferry flights, flight hours, pilot daily rates and travel, maintainer daily rates and travel, and travel costs.
The contractor must furnish a FAA Commercial Pilot-certified safety pilot holding a minimum of 500 total flight hours, 250 hours as pilot-in-command, and 50 hours in the MD-500 aircraft, including five hours within the previous 60 days. The aircraft must feature dual flight controls, maintain current FAA airworthiness certification, and operate on JP-5, JP-8, or 100LL fuel. The contractor is responsible for all aircraft maintenance, insurance coverage of at least $1.3 million, hazardous material compliance, and provision of pilot certificates and aircraft documentation scans. Inspection and acceptance occur at Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, Building 439, Patuxent River. Responses must be submitted via email to Annie Bohmann at annie.n.bohmann.civ@us.navy.mil. NAICS code is 611512, Flight Training; PSC is U099, Education/Training-Other.
Notice text
Solicitation N0042126Q1166 is issued as an intent to sole source. The Government under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) FAR Part 13 intends to purchase on a firm fixed-price basis, and to solicit and award the proposed purchase order on a sole source basis with Bussmann Aviation LLC, under the authority implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b).
Offerors must be currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to submission of an offer to be considered for award of any DoD contract. This may be accomplished electronically at http://www.sam.gov.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The government will not pay for any information received.
If a bid is received from another vendor, you must be an authorized distributer with Platform and will need to be able to keep Bussmann Aviation LLC Warranty.
All responses shall be submitted via email to Annie Bohmann at annie.n.bohmann.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 05/08/2026 5pm.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Solicitation - N0042126Q1166.pdf |
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