Fire and Aviation Management
Agency facts
- Acronym
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- FAM
- Organization
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Parent
USFS
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FAM
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FAM
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Parent
USFS
- Contract obligations
- $1,508,087,229 In FY2025
Agency codes and contract spending come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | -$35,419,381 |
| FY2026 | $1,471,983,452 |
| FY2025 | $1,508,087,229 |
| FY2024 | $1,144,945,403 |
| FY2023 | $848,829,633 |
Top contractors by obligations
| Rank | Contractor | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perimeter Solutions LP | $165,153,430 | |
| 2 | Aero-Flite, Inc. | $131,817,477 | |
| 3 | Helicopter Transport Services, LLC | $98,721,528 | |
| 4 | Helicopter Express LLC | $91,796,993 | |
| 5 | Bridger Air Tanker LLC | $85,929,356 | |
| 6 | Neptune Aviation Services, Inc. | $73,507,085 | |
| 7 | Aero Air, LLC | $68,953,126 | |
| 8 | Coulson Aviation (Usa), Inc. | $47,086,587 | |
| 9 | Siller Helicopters, LLC | $40,699,547 | |
| 10 | Tenax Aerospace LLC | $38,027,609 |
Top contract vehicles by obligations
| Rank | Vehicle | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
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| 1 | Type 1 Helicopter Support Services 2025-2034 | $482,605,084 | |
| 2 | Forest Service Airtanker Services 2023 | $302,001,803 | |
| 3 | Helicopter Support Services - Type 2 | $95,227,149 | |
| 4 | Type 3 Helicopter Support Services 2023 - 2032 | $62,083,658 | |
| 5 | Forest Service National Mobile Food Service Unit 2025 - 2029 | $9,929,527 | |
| 6 | Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) | $1,481,510 | |
| 7 | Next Generation Delivery Services 2 (NGDS 2) | $57,302 |
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Contract opportunities
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Contracting staff
| Rank | Person | SAM.gov records, last 2 years |
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| 1 | James Batty | 1,509 |
| 2 | Nathan Stampke | 1,303 |
| 3 | Ryan Ellers | 442 |
| 4 | Jermain Compton | 425 |
| 5 | Francoies Morman | 419 |
| 6 | Sally Neale | 360 |
| 7 | Robert Pfeil | 304 |
| 8 | Cristina Heaney | 260 |
| 9 | Jennifer Travis | 151 |
| 10 | Britta Wolsey | 132 |
| 11 | Dana Price | 124 |
| 12 | Donald Keever | 93 |
| 13 | Matthew Cox | 73 |
| 14 | Shannon Meadows | 73 |
| 15 | Sonia Torres | 47 |
| 16 | Amy Tilley | 35 |
| 17 | Joseph Perkins | 20 |
| 18 | Megan Miller | 20 |
| 19 | Kelly Ford | 19 |
| 20 | Sophie Turner | 16 |
About this agency
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management, a civilian sub-agency within the Forest Service, acquires aviation services, equipment, and related support for wildfire suppression, aerial firefighting, and emergency response operations across the National Forest System. The office oversees contracting for helicopters, air tankers, pilot services, and associated logistics to support the agency's fire-response mission nationwide.
The Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management has awarded 28,530 federal contracts since 2004, with combined potential value of $75.8 billion and $11.95 billion in combined dollars obligated. Recent activity shows a downward trend: 2,845 awards in 2022, 2,195 in 2023, 2,014 in 2024, 1,548 in 2025, and 1,497 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent award closed on 2026-10-15. The portfolio encompasses 2,895 distinct prime contractors, reflecting a highly fragmented competitive base.
Among contractors active over the last five years, award-count concentration is moderately concentrated: the top five prime contractors account for 20 percent of recent awards. EAN Holdings, LLC leads by award count with 639 awards and $58.1 million in combined potential value, followed by Helicopter Express LLC (550 awards, $327.5 million), Croman Corp (319 awards, $132.2 million), Aero-Flite, Inc. (269 awards, $586.4 million), and Bridger Air Tanker LLC (255 awards, $293.5 million). By combined potential value over the last five years, concentration is highly fragmented—the top five contractors represent only 2 percent of combined potential value, with Aero-Flite, Inc. leading at $586.4 million across 269 awards. This split between by-count and by-value concentration reflects the agency's reliance on smaller, frequent task orders distributed across a broad vendor base.
Set-asides play a limited role: 83 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. Small-business set-asides (total and partial) account for 14 percent of awards combined. HUBZone (1 percent), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (1 percent), 8(a) Sole Source (less than 1 percent), Woman-Owned Small Business (less than 1 percent), and Competitive 8(a) (less than 1 percent) comprise the remainder.
No current contract opportunities or amendments are recorded in the most-recent opportunities block for this reporting period.
Quick answers
What is Fire and Aviation Management?
Fire and Aviation Management (FAM) is part of Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
What offices are part of Fire and Aviation Management?
Fire and Aviation Management has 4 sub-agencies and offices with their own GovTribe pages, including Federal Fire and Aviation Management, National Advanced Fire Resource Institute and National Interagency Fire Center.
How much does Fire and Aviation Management spend on contracts?
Contracts funded by Fire and Aviation Management and its offices obligated $1,508,087,229 in fiscal year 2025 and $4,938,426,336 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
Who are Fire and Aviation Management's largest contractors?
The contractors Fire and Aviation Management and its offices obligated the most to in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Perimeter Solutions LP ($165,153,430), Aero-Flite, Inc. ($131,817,477) and Helicopter Transport Services, LLC ($98,721,528).
Which contract vehicles does Fire and Aviation Management use most?
The contract vehicles Fire and Aviation Management and its offices obligated the most through in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Type 1 Helicopter Support Services 2025-2034 ($482,605,084), Forest Service Airtanker Services 2023 ($302,001,803) and Helicopter Support Services - Type 2 ($95,227,149). Orders through any contract vehicle obligated $950,151,213 in those years, 65% of its contract obligations.
What is Fire and Aviation Management's latest contract opportunity?
The latest contract opportunity from Fire and Aviation Management is Front surface mirrors (INFRARED), solicitation, posted by National Interagency Fire Center on September 17, 2019.
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