Industries / NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION · NAICS 481212
$2.6 billion in nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation comes off the board in the next 180 days.
52 nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation contracts reach the end of their period of performance before April 4, 2027. Every one is work the government still needs done, held by someone who has to win it again.
| Days | Expires | Value | Incumbent | Buying office | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 Closing | 2026-10-24 | $1.3M | UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC | Department of the Air Force | FA881126FB003 |
22 Closing | 2026-10-28 | $86.5M | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Department of the Air Force | FA881124FB031 |
24 Closing | 2026-10-30 | $95.7M | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Department of the Air Force | FA881123F0015 |
24 Closing | 2026-10-30 | $90.2M | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Department of the Air Force | FA881124F0007 |
24 Closing | 2026-10-30 | $87.1M | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Department of the Air Force | FA881123F0020 |
25 Closing | 2026-10-31 | $314.0M | ASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY INC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 80JSC020F0220 |
37 Closing | 2026-11-12 | $120.1M | UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC | Department of the Air Force | FA881121F0012 |
49 Near | 2026-11-24 | $120.8M | UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC | Department of the Air Force | FA881124FB012 |
52 Near | 2026-11-27 | $133.3M | UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC | Department of the Air Force | FA881122F0014 |
53 Near | 2026-11-28 | $53.0M | AIR CENTER HELICOPTERS, INCTotal Small Business | Department of the Navy | N3220522C4200 |
55 Near | 2026-11-30 | $2.7M | BLUESKY HELICOPTERS INC | Departmental Offices | 140D0426F0742 |
55 Near | 2026-11-30 | $2.3M | HELIQWEST INTERNATIONAL INC. | Departmental Offices | 140D0426F0826 |
55 Near | 2026-11-30 | $1.8M | 5-STATE HELICOPTERS, INC. | Departmental Offices | 140D0426F0379 |
55 Near | 2026-11-30 | $1.2M | AIR RESOURCES HELICOPTERS, INC. | Departmental Offices | 140D0426F0789 |
55 Near | 2026-11-30 | $1.2M | AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL, LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 80AFRC26FA040 |
55 Near | 2026-11-30 | $1.1M | ORBIC AIR, LLC | Departmental Offices | 140D0426F0380 |
55 Near | 2026-11-30 | $991K | BRAINERD HELICOPTERS, INC | Departmental Offices | 140D0426F0752 |
55 Near | 2026-11-30 | $933K | HELICOPTER EXPRESS LLC | Departmental Offices | 140D0426F0494 |
55 Near | 2026-11-30 | $817K | SALMON RIVER HELICOPTERS, INC. | Departmental Offices | 140D0426F0783 |
55 Near | 2026-11-30 | $791K | HELIMAX AVIATION LLC | Departmental Offices | 140D0426F0772 |
56 Near | 2026-12-01 | $6.4M | AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL, LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 80ARC025FA064 |
56 Near | 2026-12-01 | $794K | WORLD VIEW ENTERPRISES INC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 80AFRC24FA019 |
72 Near | 2026-12-17 | $92.8M | UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC | Department of the Air Force | FA881124F0008 |
75 Near | 2026-12-20 | $98.7M | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Department of the Air Force | FA881124F0004 |
84 Near | 2026-12-29 | $116.0M | UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC | Department of the Air Force | FA881122F0011 |
85 Near | 2026-12-30 | $150.1M | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Department of the Air Force | FA881125FB015 |
86 Near | 2026-12-31 | $55.1M | BLUE ORIGIN, LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 80JSC025F7071 |
86 Near | 2026-12-31 | $35.8M | 10 TANKER AIR CARRIER, LLC | Forest Service | 1202SA24K9128 |
86 Near | 2026-12-31 | $35.1M | 10 TANKER AIR CARRIER, LLC | Forest Service | 1202SA24K9112 |
86 Near | 2026-12-31 | $33.0M | COULSON AVIATION (USA), INC. | Forest Service | 1202SA24K9116 |
86 Near | 2026-12-31 | $32.7M | AERO AIR, LLC | Forest Service | 1202SA24K9115 |
86 Near | 2026-12-31 | $28.5M | COULSON AVIATION (USA), INC. | Forest Service | 1202SA24K9113 |
86 Near | 2026-12-31 | $28.0M | AERO-FLITE, INC. | Forest Service | 1202SA24K9119 |
86 Near | 2026-12-31 | $27.6M | NEPTUNE AVIATION SERVICES, INC. | Forest Service | 1202SA24K9120 |
86 Near | 2026-12-31 | $27.6M | AERO-FLITE, INC. | Forest Service | 1202SA24K9122 |
86 Near | 2026-12-31 | $27.5M | AERO-FLITE, INC. | Forest Service | 1202SA24K9117 |
86 Near | 2026-12-31 | $26.9M | COULSON AVIATION (USA), INC. | Forest Service | 1202SA24K9125 |
86 Near | 2026-12-31 | $26.9M | NEPTUNE AVIATION SERVICES, INC. | Forest Service | 1202SA24K9121 |
86 Near | 2026-12-31 | $26.2M | NEPTUNE AVIATION SERVICES, INC. | Forest Service | 1202SA24K9118 |
86 Near | 2026-12-31 | $26.2M | AERO AIR, LLC | Forest Service | 1202SA24K9114 |
Is any of this winnable
Reserved for small business
2%
1 of 52 contracts · $53.0M of $2.6B
Held by the top three
73%
of expiring value, across the three largest incumbents
Only 2% of the expiring value here is reserved, so most of this is full and open and will be contested by primes. The top three incumbents hold most of the value, which usually means a small number of large vehicles rather than many separate opportunities.
Top incumbents
Who holds the most expiring value in this window — the competition you have to beat, not just replace.
- 1SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.$910.0M
- 2UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC$702.1M
- 3ASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY INC$314.0M
- 4COULSON AVIATION (USA), INC.$113.6M
- 5INTUITIVE MACHINES, LLC$85.6M
- 6AERO AIR, LLC$83.9M
- 7AERO-FLITE, INC.$83.0M
- 8NEPTUNE AVIATION SERVICES, INC.$80.7M
- 9BLUE ORIGIN, LLC$73.6M
- 1010 TANKER AIR CARRIER, LLC$71.0M
Top buying agencies
Who is paying for this work — where the recompete solicitation will come from.
- 1Department of Defense$1.7B
- 2National Aeronautics and Space Administration$483.2M
- 3Department of Agriculture$432.3M
- 4Department of the Interior$12.7M
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