Initial Pilot Training (IPT)

The Department of the Air Force, specifically the 338 ESS CC, is issuing this closed Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) to support the Initial Pilot Training (IPT) program. This initiative provides preparatory training for at least 2,500 military officers annually across the Air Force, sister services, and partner nations. The effort is classified under NAICS 611512 for Flight Training and PSC U006 for Vocational/Technical Education and Training. Training services involve administering Private Pilot Certificate (PPC), Airplane Single-engine Land (ASEL) certification, Instrument Airplane rating (IAR), and Airplane Multiengine Land (AMEL) courses via civilian pilot schools certificated under 14 CFR Part 141. The program also includes civilian pilot refresher training, which must be completed within 139 calendar days per candidate.

Work will take place in San Antonio, Texas, with potential training locations geographically aligned with follow-on undergraduate pilot, combat system officer, and remotely piloted aircraft training sites. The government intends to begin training candidates 120 days after contract award, and contractors must scale to a minimum throughput of 150 graduates within the first year of performance. This solicitation, identified by number FA300225SC001, may result in single or multiple contract awards. The response deadline for this notice is May 8, 2025.

Six attachments accompany this solicitation, including a Statement of Objectives, lodging adequacy standards, notification and reporting requirements, and industry question responses. These documents were published and updated between April and May 2025. Justin Haynes serves as the point of contact for this requirement.