0220-022826 N385AC PKG-70539
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 1202SA26M0173
- Awardee
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Aero-Flite, Inc. UEI QLPVYV6GY874
- Awarding agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $605,668
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $605,667.76 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- National Interagency Fire Center Fire and Aviation Management, Department of Agriculture
- NAICS code
- 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Sunset Hill, WA 99219, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Service Contract Inventory FAR subpart 4.17
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
This delivery order, valued at approximately $605.7K, was awarded on February 20, 2026, to Aero-Flite, Inc., a foreign-owned aviation services provider headquartered in Spokane, Washington, and specializing in aerial firefighting and wildland fire management support. The award is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside and carries a firm fixed-price structure with performance scheduled through September 30, 2026, at the company's operational base in Sunset Hill, Washington. The contract is issued by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), a civilian agency of the U.S. government, and represents a delivery order under one of Aero-Flite's existing indefinite delivery vehicle contracts that enable rapid procurement of critical aerial firefighting capabilities.
Aero-Flite maintains a comprehensive fleet of specialized aircraft including large air tankers, water scooping aircraft, air attack platforms, and heavy lift helicopters that support federal and state wildland fire suppression efforts across the Western United States. The company has been a registered federal contractor since 2003 and currently holds multiple significant IDIQ contracts with NIFC and the U.S. Forest Service, including the flagship Forest Service Airtanker Services 2023 IDIQ valued at $1.44 billion through December 2033. This delivery order contributes to NIFC's ability to maintain rapid-response aerial firefighting capacity during peak wildfire seasons, leveraging Aero-Flite's established expertise in aerial retardant application, fire detection and mapping, smokejumper transport, and specialized air operations fundamental to the nation's wildfire response infrastructure.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 1202SA26M0173?
1202SA26M0173 was awarded to Aero-Flite, Inc. by Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) on February 20, 2026.
How much is contract 1202SA26M0173 worth?
The government has obligated $605,668 on 1202SA26M0173.
Which agency awarded contract 1202SA26M0173?
Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) awarded 1202SA26M0173, with funding from National Interagency Fire Center (Fire and Aviation Management).
Is contract 1202SA26M0173 an order under another contract?
Yes. 1202SA26M0173 is a delivery order under 1202SA21T9007, an indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract 1202SA26M0173 competed?
The extent of competition for 1202SA26M0173 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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