Sonobuoy Lot Acceptance Testing Service Aircraft Charter

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questions and answers from the One-on-One sessions have been posted with this update. UPDATE (24 February

2026) – In lieu of the pre-solicitation conference, the Government plans to conduct 30-minute One-on-One Sessions with interested vendors via Microsoft Teams on the 5-6 March 2026. If you wish to participate in a One-on-One Session, please send an email to [email protected] by

02 March 2026 at 1000 EST. The Government will subsequently schedule you for your session via a Teams invite. _________________________________________________________________________ Please note: Information on an upcoming pre-solicitation conference will be forthcoming so please continue to monitor this SAM.gov posting for details. The Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), at Patuxent River, MD intends on issuing a four-year, 364 day competitive, Firm Fixed Price (FFP), full and open solicitation, for the services necessary to provide a Contractor-Owned/Contractor-Operated (COCO) aerial platform with sonobuoy pneumatic-launch capability to support NAVAIR’s Sonobuoy Lot Acceptance Testing (SLAT). The effort involves real-world ocean airdrop tests of random samples from production lots, ensuring they meet required standards before being deployed for operations, and supporting pre-production sonobuoy model testing. COCO mission support will be provided from an airfield within 50 nautical miles of Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, CA with flight operations occurring over open-ocean test ranges in the vicinity of San Clemente Island, CA. The sonobuoys will be loaded on the aerial platform from the Contractor’s base of operations. Industry’s review and feedback on the provided DRAFT solicitation is highly desirable and appreciated. Comments and

questions on the DRAFT Solicitation are welcomed and should be emailed to Brad Dioguardo at [email protected] and David Silverstone at [email protected]. If

questions received contain proprietary information, be sure to inform the Government of this in your response. No phone calls will be accepted. Non-proprietary