This is a delivery order awarded by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management to Mountain Blade Runner LLC, a for-profit limited liability aviation company based in Montrose, Colorado. The $644,462.34 firm fixed price contract is for the exclusive use of a Type III helicopter based in St. George, Utah to support the Bureau of Land Management's wildland firefighting efforts during the 2017 fire season. No set-aside provisions were used for this contract award.
Mountain Blade Runner LLC has previously received numerous federal contract awards from agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and National Park Service to provide specialized helicopter services, including aerial firefighting support, search and rescue operations, law enforcement surveillance, and other natural resource management activities across the Western United States. The company holds several Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicles and Basic Ordering Agreements with the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to supply as-needed aviation assets from 2022 through 2032.