Name | Type | Posted | Actions |
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Draft PWS Fixed Wing Airlift 17 March 26.pdf | Mar 17, 2026 |
Special Warfare Training Wing (SWTW) Fixed Wing Airlift Support
Contact and place of performance
Kevin Harris
San Antonio, TX
USA
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION SPECIAL WARFARE TRAINING WING FIXED WING AIRLIFT SUPPORT 17 March 2026 1.0 Description 1.1 The Special Warfare Training Wing (SWTW) is seeking information on how interested contractors would provide services necessary to conduct aircraft lift support to the Special Warfare Air Force Sustainment Center’s (AFSC) Career Field Education and Training Plan (CFETP) schoolhouses. The purpose is...
View moreAll of these support services serve as instruction to complete the curriculum requirements provided in the CFETP.
1.2 An effective solution must provide all services necessary to conduct aircraft lift support as mentioned in Section 1.1 and also in Section 2.0 of the attached Draft PWS for Fixed Wing. Additionally, the contractor shall provide all services necessary to conduct aircraft lift support for AETC assigned SW instructors to meet parachuting related training/proficiency requirements. The aircraft shall be provided to the Government fully configured for the scheduled operations. All hardware connected to the aircraft will be Contractor-configured and provided to the activity supported.
1.3 THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Air Force is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondees are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued.
2.0 Background
Current DoD military training air support does not have the capacity to support DoD, AETC training requirements. Additionally, military air support is tasked with operational requirements that prevent consistent access to training assets. This makes it increasingly difficult to schedule and plan training with local assets that have higher operational priorities resulting in the inability to meet training requirements.
3.0 Purpose
This effort focuses on the technical solution to conduct airlift support for Fixed Wing Aircraft IAW the attached Draft PWS (Fixed Wing).
4.0 Response Format
4.1 Please provide answers for each of the following questions, utilizing the existing numbering scheme for each response and limiting your total response for this RFI to no more than four (4) pages. All interested parties are invited to provide the following information:
4.2. The Government reserves the right to decide whether or not a SB set-aside is appropriate based on responses to this notice. In order for the Government to make a SB set-aside determination, it is emphasized that SB concerns provide sufficient written information to indicate their capability to successfully perform and manage all the requirements of this magnitude.
4.3 All interested firms that possess the capabilities and capacities addressed herein are encouraged to respond to the notice by providing the information specified above no later than 12:00 PM (CST), on 31 March 26. Information shall be provided via e-mail in either Microsoft Word and/or Microsoft PowerPoint. Forward your responses regarding this RFI to the POC identified below.
5.0 Industry Discussions
SWTW representatives may or may not choose to meet with respondees. Such discussions would only be intended to get further clarification of potential capability to meet the requirements, especially any development and certification risks.
6.0 Questions
Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by email Mr. Kevin Harris at [email protected]. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions SHALL NOT contain proprietary or classified information. Answers to questions will be shared with all respondees. The Government does not guarantee that questions received after 31 March 26 @ 1200 CST will be answered.
The Department of the Air Force, 338 ESS CC, is issuing this Sources Sought notice, solicitation number FA3002SWTWFixedWing, to identify contractors capable of providing fixed-wing airlift support for the Special Warfare Training Wing (SWTW). The primary purpose of this requirement is to provide aircraft lift services to the Special Warfare Air Force Sustainment Center’s Career Field Education and Training Plan schoolhouses to ensure candidates for Pararescue Jumper, Combat Controller Specialist, Combat Rescue Officer, and Special Tactics Officer roles receive necessary air support. This effort addresses insufficient capacity within current DoD military training air support and provides consistent access to training assets for day and night operations over land and water.
The scope of work involves conducting various training missions, including Static Line, Military Free Fall, High Altitude Low Opening (HALO), and High Altitude High Opening (HAHO) maneuvers. Services also encompass Cargo Delivery System operations, medevac training, mission planning, and terminal area control. Contractors must provide fully configured aircraft featuring tail ramps, inward-folding side paratroop doors, and electric-powered static line retrieval systems. Performance requires the ability to manage geographically dispersed operations in San Antonio, Texas, and other sites in North Carolina, New Mexico, and Arizona, with a requirement to provide replacement aircraft within 36 hours in the event of maintenance issues.
This market research is categorized under NAICS 481219, Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation. The government will use responses to this notice to determine if a small business set-aside is appropriate. Interested parties must submit capability statements by March 31, 2026, to the point of contact, Kevin Harris. One attachment, a Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Fixed Wing Airlift, was provided with the initial announcement on March 17, 2026.
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