Air Show in a Box · Step 4
Act Directory and Pricing
Who performs at military air shows, what bases paid them, and whether each buy was competed. Every number here comes from public contract award records.
Why this page exists
- The customer picks the acts. Your job is to buy them correctly. To do that you need to know whether the act they picked has one source or several.
- That answer drives your file. One source means you document why only that source is available. Several sources means quotes are realistic.
- You still determine the price is fair and reasonable. When there is one quote, what other bases paid for the same act is the comparison.
Not competedCompeted, one offerCompeted, two or more offers
Select a row to see the performers and every award behind it.
Is this quote in line with what others paid?
Pick the act, enter the quote, and get the comparison plus a paragraph you can adapt for your price determination.
Where the data comes from and its limits
- Source: USASpending.gov contract awards, FY2007 to FY2026, all DoD components, pulled . Awards were matched on air show terms in the award description.
- "Not competed" and offers received are what the buying office reported at award.
- Source tags are calculated: One dominant source means one performer holds 75% or more of awards for that type. Multiple sources means five or more performers with repeat winners. Limited data means fewer than five awards.
- About a third of act awards do not name an aircraft in the description. They appear under the performer but not under a type.
- Commemorative Air Force is one contractor made up of many local wings, each with its own aircraft. A specific CAF aircraft is not interchangeable with another wing's.
- Prices are award totals and can include lodging, fuel, or multiple aircraft. Read the description before comparing.
- Funding rules for acts: Sole source rules: NAF buys: