NAICS 481212 · Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation

9 open opportunities · 1,802 FY2025 awards · $5.03B obligated

Top contractors in this NAICS

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.$1.93B
United Launch Services, LLC$620.0M
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$517.8M
Kalitta Air LLC$208.5M
Air Transport International INC$153.5M
Helicopter Transport Services, LLC$114.7M
Aero-Flite, INC.$112.4M
Firefly Aerospace INC.$110.4M
Blue Origin, LLC$100.5M
Helicopter Express LLC$87.3M

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10+ contracts in this NAICS end within 18 months. The largest are listed below — incumbents and end dates included.

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Open opportunities

Title	Agency	Type	NAICS	Posted	Deadline
Military Sealift Command Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP) NAVCENT Detachment A	DEPT OF THE NAVY	Solicitation	481212	Jul 7, 2026	Aug 6, 2026(22d)
Flight Opportunities Flight and Payload Integration Services 4 (FO4) Ceiling Increase	—	Special Notice	481212	Jul 2, 2026	Jul 17, 2026(2d)
North Warning System (NWS) Fixed-Wing Airlift/Transportation Services	DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE	Presolicitation	481212	Jul 2, 2026	Jul 10, 2026
GLOBAL PATIENT MOVEMENT CAPABILITY	DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA)	Sources Sought	481212	Jun 26, 2026	Jul 11, 2026
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) 2.0	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	Sources Sought	481212	Jun 25, 2026	Apr 17, 2026
Mass Rescue Operations Fixed-Wing Aircraft Test for the Science and Technology Directorate	OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS	Sources Sought	481212	Jun 23, 2026	Jul 10, 2026
Final Request for Proposal for NASA Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4 (FO IDIQ 4)	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	Solicitation	481212	Aug 19, 2024	Nov 1, 2023
Region 1 and 8 Type III EU Helicopter	FOREST SERVICE	Presolicitation	481212	Aug 21, 2019	Sep 19, 2019
Orbital Services Program-4 (OSP-4) draft Request for Proposal (RFP)	DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE	Presolicitation	481212	May 31, 2019	Jun 14, 2019

Largest contracts ending within 18 months

PIID	Contractor	Description	Agency	NAICS	Obligated	Start	End
FA881125FB001 ↗	Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 3 LANE 1	Department Of The Air Force	481212	$307.7M	Oct 18, 2024	Jul 31, 2027
FA881125FB016 ↗	Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH (NSSL) PHASE 3 LANE 2 LAUNCH SERVICES	Department Of The Air Force	481212	$153.7M	May 15, 2025	Nov 28, 2027
FA881125FB015 ↗	Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH (NSSL) PHASE 3 LANE 2 LAUNCH SERVICES PROCUREMENT	Department Of The Air Force	481212	$150.1M	Apr 24, 2025	Feb 28, 2027
HTC71125F1005 ↗	Air Transport International INC	CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET - AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES	Ustranscom	481212	$129.8M	Oct 1, 2024	Sep 30, 2026
FA881125FB020 ↗	Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	SEE ATTACHMENT 1 - PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT	Department Of The Air Force	481212	$81.6M	Jun 27, 2025	Dec 15, 2026
FA881125FB014 ↗	Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH (NSSL) PHASE 3 LANE 2 LAUNCH SERVICES	Department Of The Air Force	481212	$78.1M	Apr 30, 2025	Sep 7, 2027
FA881125FB002 ↗	Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 3 LANE 1	Department Of The Air Force	481212	$77.6M	Oct 18, 2024	Nov 30, 2026
HTC71125F1009 ↗	Western Global Airlines INC	CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET - AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES	Ustranscom	481212	$55.6M	Oct 1, 2024	Sep 30, 2026
HTC71125F1006 ↗	Kalitta Air LLC	CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET - AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES	Ustranscom	481212	$25.5M	Oct 1, 2024	Sep 30, 2026
HTC71125F1004 ↗	Air Transport International INC	CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET - AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES	Ustranscom	481212	$17.1M	Oct 1, 2024	Sep 30, 2026