Bankair, Inc.
West Columbia, SC
- UEI
- QL3JC2QG73P7
- CAGE
- 0FLE7
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 481111 Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
- 481112 Scheduled Freight Air Transportation
- 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
- 481219 Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation
- 488119 Other Airport Operations
- 488190 Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
- 532411 Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2406 Edmund Hwy, West Columbia, SC 29170, USA
- Website
- bankair.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Transportation
- Airlines
- SIC code
- 45 Transportation by Air
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $40,560 |
| FY2025 | $39,797 |
| FY2024 | $18,600 |
| FY2023 | $160,258 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Justice | $40,560 |
Contract awards
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About the company
Bankair, Inc., a veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small business based in West Columbia, South Carolina, operates as a prime contractor providing specialized air charter services to the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Department of Defense, competing exclusively full-and-open without set-aside designations on the majority of its federal work. Bankair is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation that has accumulated 125 awards since 1985, with a combined potential value of $1.9 million across recent activity; the vendor operates across NAICS 488111 (Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation), delivering inmate transport, medical transfer, and air ambulance services via jet-powered aircraft.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons dominates Bankair's customer base. The top five customer entities account for 38% of recent awards and 49% of combined potential value, with the Federal Correctional Institution Bastrop, Federal Correctional Institution Big Spring, Federal Medical Center Devens, Federal Correctional Institution La Tuna, and Federal Correctional Institution Marianna anchoring the portfolio. Bankair's relationship with the Bureau of Prisons spans multiple facilities nationwide, executing short-duration purchase orders and BPA calls for inmate transfers between correctional institutions (FCI Aliceville to Fort Worth, FCI Bastrop to USP Big Sandy, FCI Bastrop to Federal Medical Center Devens) as well as specialized medical transfers. Representative recent work includes a $24,200 firm fixed-price purchase order from Federal Bureau of Prisons Administrative Security US Penitentiary Thomson in September 2026 for a SOAP flight for inmate transport, a $16,360 purchase order from FCI Aliceville in March 2026 for inmate transportation from Tuscaloosa, Alabama to Fort Worth, Texas, and a $22,999 small-business set-aside BPA call from Federal Correctional Institution Pekin in July 2025 for inmate air transportation services. The Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force together account for 18 awards (14% of total), indicating secondary DoD presence outside the primary Bureau of Prisons mission.
Bankair's vehicle footprint is narrowly focused on a single dominant blanket purchase agreement. The Blanket Purchase Agreement DJBP0700BPA13006 anchors 65 of Bankair's 125 awards (52% of total) with $1.3 million in combined potential value, establishing it as the core procurement channel. Three additional basic ordering agreements and two indefinite delivery contracts with the Air Force carry smaller task-order counts and dollar magnitudes.
Recent activity has declined substantially. Bankair received four awards in 2022, then one in 2023, two in 2024, two in 2025, and two in 2026, signaling a contraction from its prior trajectory. Combined dollars obligated ($5.3 million) exceed combined potential value ($1.9 million) by 272%, indicating that historical awards have been re-obligated or invoiced at rates above initial estimates, a pattern typical of multi-year air charter contracts with variable utilization. Bankair operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no subcontractor exposure and no federal grants or IDVs in its footprint. The vendor's specialization in inmate transport and medical air charter creates a narrow customer base centered on federal corrections, with limited diversification into commercial or civil federal aviation markets.
SBA capabilities narrative
air transportion
Quick answers
Is Bankair, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Bankair, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through January 7, 2027.
How much has Bankair, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $39,797 to Bankair, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $259,215 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Bankair, Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Bankair, Inc. ranked #45 in PSC V211 in FY2025.
What is Bankair, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Bankair, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is FY26 bankair air charter sept 26 soap flight (15B41926P00000128), from Administrative Security US Penitentiary Thomson (BOP), on September 3, 2026.
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