SOLE SOURCE NOTIFICATION Flight Hours MD-500 Aircraft
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV
Account requiredWhy it scored this way
Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
The requirements that decide a bid — bonding, clearances, experience minimums, page limits — live in the attachments, not in the notice above. Start a free trial to upload them and have them read.
Draft the paperwork
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it. Federal notices routinely put the real requirement in an attachment; adding the documents above makes every one of these materially better.
Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.
What would disqualify you
Read straight from the solicitation documents: the bonding, clearances, insurance minimums, experience thresholds and deadlines that decide whether you can bid at all — before you write a word.
Compliance matrix
Every stated and implied requirement, its source section, whether it is mandatory, and where your response will address it.
Proposal outline
A submission skeleton where every required element is a heading with its source requirement quoted beneath it. You write the substance; nothing gets forgotten.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
Solicitation number
N0042127Q1011
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
611512
Product service code
U099
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-10-15
Response deadline
Oct 19, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
MD
Contracting contact
johnny.e.smith.civ@us.navy.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 611512 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
Sole Source U.S. Government ~ Tax Exempt All quotes/responses shall be submitted via email to Johnny.E.Smith.civ@us.navy.miL and Benjamin R Flores3.civ@us.navy.mil no later than October 19, 2026 by 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Due to limited ability to respond to mail in bids or voicemail requests we request that any questions concerning solicitation N00421-27-Q-1011 be emailed to Johnny.E.Smith.civ@us.navy.mil and Benjamin.R.Flores3.civ@us.navy.mil . Solicitation N00421-27-Q-1011 is issued as an intent to sole source. The Government intends to Purchase on a firm fixed-price basis, and to solicit and award the proposed purchase order on a Sole source basis with Business Aviation, under the authority implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.. Offerors must be registered in SAM.GOV database prior to submission of an offer to be considered for award of any DOD contract. This may be accomplished electronically at http://www.SAM.gov. See Attached Solicitation Standard Form SF18 and Section C Statement of Work (SOW) This is a firm fixed-price procurement; therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should represent the Vendor’s best quote in terms of lowest price and technical acceptability. Your quote must contain enough technical information to evaluate your quote. Your quote will only be evaluated on the information, you provide. ***Basis for Award*** All interested parties MUST submit a quote no later than Oct 19, 2026 @ 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Award will be made to the vendor that submits the lowest, firm fixed-price Quotation that meets all the requirements in Section B. See attached SF-18. ***Instructions to Offerors*** Please include the following information with your response: 1. FOB: 2. Shipping Cost: 3. Tax ID# 4. Dun & Bradstreet # 5. Cage Code: 6. Small Business – Yes ___ No ___ 7. Estimated Delivery Date: 8. Estimated Delivery Date: 9. If available on a Pricelist, please provide a copy. (10)Total Cost: $___________ Government Points of Contact: Johnny Smith A2522013, NAWCAD Procurement Group, 21983 Bundy Road, BLDG 441 Patuxent River, MD 20670-1127 Email: johnny.e.smith.civ@us.navy.mil Roberta Nethercutt A2522003, NAWCAD Procurement Group, 21983 Bundy Road, BLDG 441 Patuxent River, MD 20670-1127 Email: Benjamin.r.flores3.civ@us.navy.mil ** ALL Documentation must be submitted and approved IAW Statement of Work ITEM Numbers 3.0 thru 10.0 in order to be considered for Award.
Contact
Point of contact
johnny e smith
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
johnny.e.smith.civ@us.navy.mil
Secondary
benjamin.r.flores3.civ@us.navy.mil
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
Opens in your own mail client, addressed and with a subject line — you write the message. GovSprint never sends anything on your behalf.
Emails open in your mail client and are sent from your address, so the reply comes back to you and the exchange stays yours. Confirm the correct channel and any question deadline on the notice before sending — many solicitations require questions in a specific way.
