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481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation: federal contract awards

Federal agencies obligated $2.4 billion on contracts coded 481211 from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. They made 2,772 new awards with a median of $121,525. Small businesses received 65% of the money.

Contract obligations
$2.4 billionJul 2025 to Jun 2026
New awards
2,772signed in the window
Median new award
$121,525obligated to date
Small-business share
65%$1.6 billion

Which federal offices buy 481211 work

The five awarding offices with the largest obligations under 481211, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
Awarding officeDepartmentObligationsShare of 481211
USTRANSCOMDOD$1.3 billion55%
Office of Procurement OperationsDHS$627.8 million26%
Forest ServiceUSDA$156.4 million6%
Departmental OfficesDOI$137.6 million6%
Department of the ArmyDOD$50.1 million2%

Which companies received 481211 awards

The five recipients with the largest obligations under 481211, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026, as named in USAspending
RecipientObligationsShare of 481211
ATLAS AIR, INC.$673.0 million28%
SALUS WORLDWIDE SOLUTIONS CORP.$626.8 million26%
OMNI AIR INTERNATIONAL, LLC$355.4 million15%
NATIONAL AIR CARGO GROUP, INC$123.6 million5%
PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC.$62.4 million3%

How the 481211 money was set aside

Share of obligations by the set-aside type recorded on each contract action. Orders under larger contract vehicles often record none.

Small business set-aside2.9%$70.8 million
Service-disabled veteran-owned0.2%$5.6 million
8(a)1.2%$29.8 million
HUBZone<0.1%$900,228
Women-owned (WOSB, EDWOSB)<0.1%$2.1 million
No set-aside used0.5%$11.7 million
No set-aside type recorded95%$2.3 billion

Open for bids on SAM.gov on September 29, 2026

The SAM.gov extract of September 29, 2026 listed 8 open notices coded 481211 whose response deadline had not passed: 5 combined synopsis/solicitations, 2 presolicitations, 1 solicitation.

  • Open notices8
  • Solicitations and combined synopses6
  • Sources sought and presolicitations2
  • Posted in the 30 days before the extract7
  • Naming a place of performance12%
  • Median days from posting to response deadline32

Set-asides on these notices: Total small business set-aside: 7; No set-aside: 1.

Posting agencies with the most open notices: DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES (6), DEPT OF THE ARMY (1), OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS (1).

Most common places of performance: District of Columbia (1).

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Award figures: USAspending.gov, contract award types A to D (BPA calls, purchase orders, delivery orders, definitive contracts), action dates July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, retrieved September 29, 2026. Open notices: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities public extract of September 29, 2026. How each figure is defined.