# C-17 Air Mobility Command Airlift Recapitalization Strategy

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- Solicitation number: C-17_AMC_Airlift_Recapitalization_Strategy
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was January 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA8526 AFLCMC WLMK (FA8526)
- Product or service code: R499 Other Professional Services
- First posted: November 19, 2025
- Last posted: November 19, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/70c8eb34f9b040b491aaf0528b6519db/view

## Description

Uninterrupted inter-theater airlift capacity is paramount for global operations during fleet recapitalization. Current recapitalization projections require C-5M viability until 2045 and C-17A viability through 2075. Next Generation Airlift (NGAL) will replace both the C-5M and C-17A fleets as the next inter-theater airlift platform.

With an accelerated NGAL Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) in FY27 and an uninterrupted acquisition process with consistent funding, the first NGAL aircraft could be produced as early as FY38. It is estimated the NGAL program will reach Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in FY41. One NGAL aircraft will replace one C-5M aircraft until the entire C-5M fleet is retired. Then, the C-17A fleet will be replaced by NGAL at a one-for-one swap.

To mitigate risks associated with acquisition delays, funding uncertainties, or technological challenges, the existing C-5M and C-17A fleets’ operational viability must be maintained until a fully capable replacement is fielded, which may require extending the service life and associated Military Type Certificate (MTC) of each platform.

## Publications

- November 19, 2025: Special notice, due January 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. Notice 70c8eb34f9b040b491aaf0528b6519db. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/70c8eb34f9b040b491aaf0528b6519db/view

## Points of contact

- LAUREN M. GRIFFIN, lauren.griffin.2@us.af.mil
- BRITTANY Z. WHITE, brittany.white.18@us.af.mil

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