Exclusive use high wing multiengine turboprop flight services for smokejumper operations - SMJ dash 8 (N990BH)
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 140D0426F0311
- Awardee
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Bighorn Airways Inc. UEI C9G9FQRLDEV1
- Awarding agency
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Interior Business Center
Office of Policy Management and Budget, Department of the Interior
- Obligated
- $2,917,184
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $2,917,184.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- Idaho Region Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior
- NAICS code
- 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment
- Place of performance
- 1060 Gaffney Rd #6600k, Fort Wainwright, AK 99703, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
Bighorn Airways Inc., a Wyoming-based aviation services provider specializing in wildland firefighting and emergency response operations, was awarded a delivery order valued at $2.92 million on March 17, 2026, for exclusive use high-wing multiengine turboprop flight services supporting smokejumper operations. The contract specifies the use of a DHC-8 aircraft (tail number N990BH) and will be performed at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, with an ultimate completion date of October 15, 2026. The contract employs a fixed-price pricing structure with economic price adjustment provisions and was awarded without a set-aside designation, reflecting Bighorn Airways' competitive standing among federal aviation contractors.
This delivery order falls under Bighorn Airways' existing Indefinite Delivery Vehicle contracts with federal land management agencies, demonstrating the company's established role in providing critical aerial support for federal smokejumper and wildland firefighting missions. The funding agency, identified as the Idaho Region of a civilian federal agency, relies on Bighorn Airways' specialized capabilities to transport smokejumpers and support emergency response operations across remote and challenging terrain in Alaska and the western United States. The company's extensive portfolio of federal aviation contracts, ranging from the Bureau of Land Management to the U.S. Forest Service, underscores its importance to interagency firefighting and emergency operations infrastructure.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 140D0426F0311?
140D0426F0311 was awarded to Bighorn Airways Inc. by Interior Business Center (Office of Policy Management and Budget) on March 17, 2026.
How much is contract 140D0426F0311 worth?
The government has obligated $2,917,184 on 140D0426F0311.
Which agency awarded contract 140D0426F0311?
Interior Business Center (Office of Policy Management and Budget) awarded 140D0426F0311, with funding from Idaho Region (Bureau of Land Management).
Is contract 140D0426F0311 an order under another contract?
Yes. 140D0426F0311 is a delivery order under 140D0425D0010, an indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract 140D0426F0311 competed?
The extent of competition for 140D0426F0311 was full and open competition.
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