Airboss 360 Inc.

Airboss 360 Inc., doing business as JIM Gibson Airboss, is a veteran-owned small business based in Tenino, Washington, that provides air boss services, turnkey public address and sound system solutions, and airspace control coordination for military air shows across Air Force installations. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) under Total Small Business set-asides, with all work concentrated in Air Force customer organizations.

Airboss 360 is a Subchapter S Corporation and veteran-owned business with no subcontractor footprint in the source data. The vendor's recent award portfolio spans eight purchase orders and one definitive contract totaling $110 thousand in combined potential value, with $88 thousand obligated (80% utilization). Work falls across two primary capability areas: event coordination and sound system provisioning. Representative contracts include a $21,900 total small business purchase order from Air Force Materiel Command (June 2026) for a complete turnkey public address system solution for the Warriors Over the Wasatch Airshow at Hill Air Force Base, including self-powered speakers, amplifiers, wireless and wired microphones, dual-channel VHF air boss communication equipment, and a five-to-ten-person elevated platform trailer; a $20,312 total small business purchase order from Air Mobility Command (June 2026) for public address system services at Skyfest 2026 on Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington; and a $7,495 total small business purchase order from Air Combat Command (May 2026) for planning, coordination, and operational execution of aerial event components with specialized focus on live airspace control, performer safety, and FAA coordination at Beale Air Force Base.

Customer concentration is entirely Air Force. Air Mobility Command leads by potential value at $38 thousand across two awards (38% of portfolio), followed by Air Force Materiel Command at $22 thousand, and Air National Guard at $21 thousand. Air Combat Command and the Air Force proper each account for $14 thousand and $15 thousand respectively. Activity accelerated in 2026 with five awards compared to two in 2024 and one in 2020. One award (combined potential value $7 thousand) faces recompete within the next twenty-four months. Work is classified under NAICS 493110 (Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities) and NAICS 532490 (Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing), with Primary Service Classification codes spanning Social-Recreational, Lease Or Rental Of Equipment-Miscellaneous, and Operation Of Airport Runways And Taxiways.