0201-020226 N474NA PKG-70418
Ended Awarded
- Contract number
- 1202SA26M0136
- Awardee
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Neptune Aviation Services, Inc. UEI XL62ZMCVAJQ7
- Awarding agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $75,978
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $75,978.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
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- Current, with exercised options
- 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
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 1 offer Multiple Award, Fair Opportunity
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Missoula, MT 59808, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Service Contract Act FAR subpart 22.10
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
Neptune Aviation Services, Inc., operating as Northstar Jet, received a delivery order valued at $75,978 from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) on February 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for February 17, 2026. This firm fixed-price delivery order is issued under the Forest Service Airtanker Services 2023 Indefinite Delivery Vehicle and carries no small business set-aside designation. The work will be performed at Neptune's facility in Missoula, Montana. Neptune Aviation Services is a woman-owned small business with over 25 years of experience operating the largest privately-owned fleet of large airtankers in the United States and providing comprehensive aerial firefighting and aviation maintenance services to federal wildland fire management operations.
Under the parent Forest Service Airtanker Services 2023 contract vehicle, Neptune Aviation Services provides critical capabilities including large airtanker operations, air attack coordination services, aircraft maintenance and repair, aerial fire retardant drops, and aerial reconnaissance support. The company holds two primary Indefinite Delivery Contracts: a $48.09 million multiple-award IDV with NIFC (January 2024–December 2033) for national light fixed-wing services, and a $16 million single-award IDV with the Bureau of Land Management (March 2024–April 2029) for EU Air Attack services in Nevada and Idaho. Individual delivery orders under these contracts have ranged from several hundred dollars for routine maintenance to over $8 million for exclusive-use airtanker operations, positioning Neptune as an essential provider of on-demand aerial firefighting and maintenance capabilities for federal emergency response infrastructure across the western United States.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 1202SA26M0136?
1202SA26M0136 was awarded to Neptune Aviation Services, Inc. by Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) on February 1, 2026.
How much is contract 1202SA26M0136 worth?
The government has obligated $75,978 on 1202SA26M0136.
Which agency awarded contract 1202SA26M0136?
Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) awarded 1202SA26M0136, with funding from National Interagency Fire Center (Fire and Aviation Management).
Is contract 1202SA26M0136 an order under another contract?
Yes. 1202SA26M0136 is a delivery order under 1202SA23T9104, an indefinite delivery contract, on Forest Service Airtanker Services 2023.
Was contract 1202SA26M0136 competed?
The extent of competition for 1202SA26M0136 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 1 offer.
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