# Aircraft Operations Support and Maintenance

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/070826

- Solicitation number: 070826
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was July 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT
- Department: Department of Homeland Security
- Agency: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Contracting office: Detention Compliance and Removals (70CDCR)
- NAICS: 488190 Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
- Product or service code: J015 Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Aircraft and Airframe Structural Components
- Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia
- First posted: July 8, 2026
- Last posted: July 8, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/aba90ea42373441d8007e2eaf6f831df/view

## Description

The Government is conducting market research in accordance with RFO 10.001 to identify potential sources and subcontracting opportunities with the expertise, capabilities, experience, and necessary data to competently and competitively respond to all requirements to provide comprehensive operations, maintenance, and support for a fleet of Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated (GOCO) aircraft.

The Government requires a contractor to provide flight operations, maintenance, and contractor logistics support for a fleet of aircraft utilized to support removal operations for deportations, voluntary repatriation, high-risk charter operations, deployment of crisis response personnel, medical evacuations, and movement of senior officials in support of continuity directives and diplomatic engagement.

The requirements may involve supporting operations at both Continental United States (CONUS) or Outside of the Continental United States (OCONUS) locations, which may include remote, primitive, or austere environments. The Contractor will be responsible for the full lifecycle of support of two C-37B or equivalent Gulfstream 650ERs and seven Boeing 737-700s or equivalent, including aircraft reconstitution and modernization, training support, mission operations, and sustainment.

Operations may be required 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, often with short-notice mission tasking. The support model may include a single main operating location, multiple main operating locations, or a “Hub and Spoke” concept with a main operating hub supporting forward operating locations.

## Publications

- July 8, 2026: Sources sought, due July 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT. Notice 4d69b83317164ce3a3e97ac4714b7b57. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4d69b83317164ce3a3e97ac4714b7b57/view
- July 8, 2026: Sources sought, due July 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT. Notice aba90ea42373441d8007e2eaf6f831df. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/aba90ea42373441d8007e2eaf6f831df/view

## Points of contact

- Matthew Carnes, Matthew.Carnes@ice.dhs.gov
- Nicholas Chiles, Nicholas.Chiles@ice.dhs.gov

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