To provide light and medium utility helicopter aviation services in support of the national science foundation's mission in antarctica for OCT-2026 - FEB 2027 flight season and remain on ICE until…
Active Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 140D0426F0927
- 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
- $6,764,326
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- NSF Rotary wing flight services in Antarctica Pre-Solicitation · 140D0423R0058 · Posted Jun 2, 2023
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $6,764,326.40 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 14% 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
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs issued a $6,764,326.40 delivery order to Pathfinder Aviation LLC on September 1, 2026, for light and medium utility helicopter aviation services supporting NSF operations in Antarctica during the October 2026–February 2027 flight season, with Pathfinder remaining on ice through the subsequent season until September 9, 2027.
Place of performance is Antarctica. The order is firm fixed price with no set-aside applied. Pathfinder Aviation is a small-business prime contractor based in Anchorage, Alaska, that operates as an exclusive provider of rotary-wing aircraft services to federal agencies and does not subcontract. The company holds a $49.4 million single-award IDC with NSF Division of Polar Programs running through April 2027, against which this delivery order is issued.
Description
To provide light and medium utility helicopter aviation services in support of the national science foundation's mission in antarctica for OCT-2026 - FEB 2027 flight season and remain on ICE until next season.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 140D0426F0927?
140D0426F0927 was awarded to Pathfinder Aviation LLC by Interior Business Center (Office of Policy Management and Budget) on September 1, 2026.
How much is contract 140D0426F0927 worth?
The government has obligated $6,764,326 on 140D0426F0927.
Which agency awarded contract 140D0426F0927?
Interior Business Center (Office of Policy Management and Budget) awarded 140D0426F0927, with funding from Division of Polar Programs (National Science Foundation).
Is contract 140D0426F0927 an order under another contract?
Yes. 140D0426F0927 is a delivery order under 140D0424D0002, an indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract 140D0426F0927 competed?
The extent of competition for 140D0426F0927 was full and open competition.
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