SAM #TRANSCOM27C001SUB

USTRANSCOM market research for recurring Honolulu–Wake Island and Honolulu–Kwajalein passenger airlift

U.S. Transportation Command is researching commercial passenger airlift for recurring Pacific routes from Honolulu to Wake Island and Kwajalein. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Defense, United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), office TCAQ. - OEMs and vendors: No specific OEMs, vendors, or carriers are named. Responses are sought from Commercial Airlift Review Board (CARB)-approved carriers operating under FAA Part 121 or Part 135. - Requested services: - Honolulu (PHNL)–Wake Island Airfield (PWAK)–Honolulu: up to 39 passengers and 24 round trips annually. - Honolulu (PHNL)–Bucholz Army Airfield, Kwajalein Atoll (PKWA)–Honolulu: up to 12 passengers and 24 round trips annually. - An optional combined PHNL–PWAK–PKWA–PHNL route may be proposed; no quantity or frequency is specified for it. - Service requirements: Turnkey airlift, including aircraft and crews, maintenance, dispatch, operational support, positioning, and backup-aircraft capability. The carrier must be self-sufficient at remote airfields and transport passengers, baggage, Government-furnished weapons, and Hazard Class 1.4S small-arms ammunition together on the same aircraft.

Description

USTRANSCOM is conducting market research to identify Commercial Airlift Review Board (CARB)-approved commercial passenger airlift carriers (operating under FAA Part 121 or Part 135) capable of supporting recurring, turn-key passenger transportation operations.

The anticipated scope of work requires the movement of passengers, baggage, Government-furnished weapons, and small-arms ammunition (Hazard Class 1.4S) across the following recurring Pacific routes:

Honolulu, HI (PHNL) to Wake Island Airfield (PWAK): Up to 39 passengers | Two round trips per month (24 annually) Honolulu, HI (PHNL) to Kwajalein Atoll (PKWA): Up to 12 passengers | Two round trips per month (24 annually) Optional Combined Routing (PHNL-PWAK-PKWA-PHNL): Evaluated for operational and fuel efficiency.

Interested vendors should download the attached RFI document (TRANSCOM27C001) for full technical details, pricing matrices, and submission instructions.

Submission Page Limit: Responses shall not exceed 12 pages total (excluding cover page/transmittal letters). Questions Deadline: All questions must be submitted via email to the POC below no later than 16:00 Central Time (CT) on November 9, 2026. Responses Due: Completed RFI response packages must be submitted via email to the POC below no later than 16:00 Central Time (CT) on November 13, 2026.

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