Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources
Major Defense Program
Not listed
Pricing Type
Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment
Place of Performance
Sheridan, WY 82801, USA
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Number Of Offers Received
2
Legislative Mandate
Service Contract Act
National Interest Action
Not listed
Research Type
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Primary Consortia Member
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This is a $16,750,438.82 fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract awarded by the National Interagency Fire Center, a civilian agency, to Bighorn Airways Inc., a small business vendor, for critical function smokejumper aircraft services. The contract has an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2019 and is part of the agency's Incident Support major program.
Bighorn Airways is a specialized aviation services provider based in Sheridan, Wyoming that operates a fleet of fixed-wing aircraft to support federal agencies' wildland firefighting, smokejumper transportation, and other mission-critical aviation needs across the western United States. This contract award is one of several active Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contracts held by Bighorn Airways to rapidly provide aerial firefighting and emergency response capabilities to the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Department of Defense.