Exclusive use helicopter flight services sequoia and kings canyon national parks
Active Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 140D0426FP064
- Awardee
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Papillon Airways Inc. UEI E5W3X6DXUNJ1
- Awarding agency
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Interior Business Center
Office of Policy Management and Budget, Department of the Interior
- Obligated
- $207,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $207,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 97% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- Pacific West Region National Park Service, Department of the Interior
- NAICS code
- 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Three Rivers, CA 93271, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Service Contract Act FAR subpart 22.10
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The National Park Service Pacific West Region awarded a delivery order valued at $207,000 to Papillon Airways Inc. (doing business as Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters) on April 24, 2026, for exclusive-use helicopter flight services at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in Three Rivers, California. This delivery order, which carries a Total Small Business set-aside designation, is issued under a larger $9 million Indefinite Delivery Contract awarded to Papillon Airways effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031. The services are scheduled for completion by October 24, 2026, and operate on a firm fixed-price basis, with a light helicopter to be based at Ash Mountain Helibase.
Papillon Airways, headquartered in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, is an established helicopter services provider with extensive federal contracting experience across the Western United States. The company maintains a robust portfolio of federal contracts exceeding $120 million in cumulative value, supporting critical government missions including wildland fire suppression, search and rescue operations, and natural resource management for multiple federal agencies. This award represents continued expansion of Papillon's relationship with the National Park Service, building on existing contracts with Grand Canyon National Park and complementing the company's substantial work with the Department of Interior bureaus and the Forest Service. The firm fixed-price structure and small business set-aside designation reflect Papillon Airways' established capabilities and competitive positioning in specialized aerial operations supporting federal land management agencies.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 140D0426FP064?
140D0426FP064 was awarded to Papillon Airways Inc. by Interior Business Center (Office of Policy Management and Budget) on April 24, 2026.
How much is contract 140D0426FP064 worth?
The government has obligated $207,000 on 140D0426FP064.
Which agency awarded contract 140D0426FP064?
Interior Business Center (Office of Policy Management and Budget) awarded 140D0426FP064, with funding from Pacific West Region (National Park Service).
Is contract 140D0426FP064 an order under another contract?
Yes. 140D0426FP064 is a delivery order under 140D0426D0007, an indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract 140D0426FP064 competed?
The extent of competition for 140D0426FP064 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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