Industry · NAICS 481211

Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation contracts and bids

8 open bids right now and $2.4 billion in federal contract obligations over the last 12 months. Who's buying, what's set aside, and what's due next.

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8open bids right now

75%of open bids are set-asides

$2.4 billionfederal obligations, last 12 months

3,575federal contracts with activity, last 12 months

Defenselargest federal buyer

What the data says

75% of the open bids in this industry are set aside for small or certified businesses (6 of 8).

One buyer dominates the open bids: DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES posted 63% of them.

District of Columbia has the most open bids by place of performance (1).

Over the last 12 months, federal agencies obligated $2.4 billion on contracts in this industry. Department of Defense accounted for 50%.

Open bids, soonest deadline first

Each links to the official notice.

Emergency Aeromedical Evacuation ServicesDEPT OF THE ARMY · Set-aside · due 2026-10-16 Exclusive Use Helicopter Flight Services, YellowstDEPARTMENTAL OFFICES · Set-aside · due 2026-10-26 Exclusive Use Helicopter Flight Services, Mesa VerDEPARTMENTAL OFFICES · Set-aside · due 2026-10-26 Exclusive Use Fire Helicopter Flight Services, SouDEPARTMENTAL OFFICES · Set-aside · due 2026-10-26 On Call Type III Helicopter Flight ServicesDEPARTMENTAL OFFICES · Set-aside · due 2026-10-27 DPAA Papua New Guinea Helicopter RequirementUS TRANSPORTATION COMMAND (USTRANSCOM) · due 2026-11-02 Solicitation for AK Helo On CallDEPARTMENTAL OFFICES · Set-aside · due 2026-11-05 Comprehensive Support for Removal Operations IIOFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS · DC · due 2026-12-31

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Set-asides

Total Small Business Set-Aside75% · 6

No set-aside (open competition)25% · 2

Busiest buyers

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES63% · 5

DEPT OF THE ARMY13% · 1

US TRANSPORTATION COMMAND (USTRANSCOM)13% · 1

OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS13% · 1

Places of performance

District of Columbia13% · 1

Who buys this federally

Contract obligations by awarding agency, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30.

Department of Defense$1.2 billion · 50%

Department of Homeland Security$823.8 million · 35%

Department of Agriculture$162.1 million · 7%

Department of the Interior$139.6 million · 6%

Department of Health and Human Services$17.2 million · 1%

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Sources: open bids from SAM.gov Contract Opportunities (public domain), NYC City Record and Los Angeles RAMP, as indexed by Aeonis Bids right now. Federal contract obligations and award counts from USAspending.gov (public domain) for 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30: obligations are transaction amounts in the period; counts are awards with activity in the period. NAICS titles: U.S. Census Bureau. Not affiliated with or endorsed by SAM.gov, GSA, USAspending.gov or any agency. Always confirm details in the official notice.

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