To provide light and medium utility helicopter aviation services in support of the national science foundation's mission in antarctica for OCT-2025 - FEB 2026 flight season and remain on ICE until…
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 140D0425F0796
- 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
- $6,097,294
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $6,097,293.80 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | -$535,878 | |
| Original award | $6,633,172 |
About this award
The National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs issued a delivery order to Pathfinder Aviation LLC on September 10, 2025, with a ceiling value of $6.1 million, for light and medium utility helicopter aviation services supporting NSF's mission in Antarctica during the October 2025–February 2026 flight season and through ice-out to the next season.
The order is issued under Pathfinder's single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract for exclusive rotary-wing services in Antarctica. Place of performance is Antarctica. Period of performance extends through September 9, 2026. The firm fixed-price order funds helicopter operations as part of NSF's polar research logistics infrastructure; Pathfinder maintains aircraft and crews on-ice throughout the seasonal cycle to support field operations, resupply, and personnel transport.
Pathfinder Aviation is a small business based in Anchorage, Alaska, operating an exclusive-use fleet of rotary-wing aircraft. The company performs all delivery in-house with no subcontractors. Service Contract Inventory reporting for FY2025 shows $416 thousand invoiced against this award, with government-paid labor rates averaging approximately $278.73 per hour for comparable work.
Description
To provide light and medium utility helicopter aviation services in support of the national science foundation's mission in antarctica for OCT-2025 - FEB 2026 flight season and remain on ICE until next season.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 140D0425F0796?
140D0425F0796 was awarded to Pathfinder Aviation LLC by Interior Business Center (Office of Policy Management and Budget) on September 10, 2025.
How much is contract 140D0425F0796 worth?
The government has obligated $6,097,294 on 140D0425F0796.
Which agency awarded contract 140D0425F0796?
Interior Business Center (Office of Policy Management and Budget) awarded 140D0425F0796, with funding from Division of Polar Programs (National Science Foundation).
Is contract 140D0425F0796 an order under another contract?
Yes. 140D0425F0796 is a delivery order under 140D0424D0002, an indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract 140D0425F0796 competed?
The extent of competition for 140D0425F0796 was full and open competition.
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