FY24 1ST increment for october 2024 - february 2025 antarctic season.
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 140D0424F0445
- Awardee
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Pathfinder Aviation LLC UEI M94YCZXJMUH6
- Awarding agency
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Interior Business Center
Office of Policy Management and Budget, Department of the Interior
- Obligated
- $5,794,451
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $5,794,451.23 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- Division of Polar Programs National Science Foundation
- NAICS code
- 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Antarctica
- Legislative mandates
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- Other statutory authority
- Service Contract Inventory FAR subpart 4.17
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Close Out | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | -$49 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $2,479,424 | |
| Original award | $3,315,076 |
About this award
The National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs has awarded a $5.79M firm fixed-price delivery order to Pathfinder Aviation LLC for light and medium utility helicopter aviation services supporting NSF operations in Antarctica during the October 2024–February 2025 Antarctic season. This delivery order, with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2025, represents the first increment of FY24 funding and was awarded on May 1, 2024. The contract contains no set-aside designation and is issued under Pathfinder Aviation's existing $49.4M single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with NSF for exclusive rotary-wing flight services in Antarctica.
Pathfinder Aviation LLC, a small business based in Anchorage, Alaska, specializes in providing helicopter aviation services to federal agencies in remote and challenging environments. The company's extensive portfolio includes scientific research support, personnel and cargo transport, and logistics operations across multiple agencies including the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, Department of the Navy, and the National Interagency Fire Center. This Antarctic helicopter services delivery order aligns with Pathfinder Aviation's core competency in supporting NSF's polar research mission and reflects the company's established capability to execute complex federal aviation contracts in extreme operational environments.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 140D0424F0445?
140D0424F0445 was awarded to Pathfinder Aviation LLC by Interior Business Center (Office of Policy Management and Budget) on May 1, 2024.
How much is contract 140D0424F0445 worth?
The government has obligated $5,794,451 on 140D0424F0445.
Which agency awarded contract 140D0424F0445?
Interior Business Center (Office of Policy Management and Budget) awarded 140D0424F0445, with funding from Division of Polar Programs (National Science Foundation).
Is contract 140D0424F0445 an order under another contract?
Yes. 140D0424F0445 is a delivery order under 140D0424D0002, an indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract 140D0424F0445 competed?
The extent of competition for 140D0424F0445 was full and open competition.
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