Delivery Order 1202SA23T9101-1202SA24K9123

The National Interagency Fire Center has awarded Aero Air, LLC a delivery order valued at $39.6 million under the Forest Service Airtanker Services 2023 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. This firm fixed-price delivery order, effective May 17, 2024, provides for the exclusive use of Aero Air's aerial firefighting assets for a 120-day mobilization period, with work to be performed in Boise, Idaho through December 31, 2028. The contract supports critical wildland fire management operations by ensuring rapid deployment of large airtanker aircraft equipped with turbine-powered fixed-wing platforms, including Lockheed P-3 Orion and Electra models, for aerial fire retardant drops and related firefighting support services.

Aero Air, LLC, a Hillsboro, Oregon-based aerial firefighting specialist and self-certified small disadvantaged business, is the prime contractor on this non-set-aside award. The delivery order derives from the parent $1.44 billion Airtanker MATCO 2023 IDC vehicle set aside for small businesses and running through December 2033, which enables the National Interagency Fire Center to efficiently mobilize comprehensive aerial firefighting capabilities across federal jurisdictions during peak wildfire seasons. This award reflects Aero Air's established role as a primary provider of specialized aerial firefighting services to federal agencies, particularly the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and the National Interagency Fire Center.