2025 smokey hot air balloon for montague balloon fair
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 127EAY25P0056
- Awardee
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Friends Of Smokey Bear Balloon UEI CDSLKKTGRFC1
- Awarding agency
-
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $10,314
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $10,314.18 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Region 5 - Pacific Southwest Region Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
- NAICS code
- 487990 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- 1 offer Only One Source
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Yreka, CA 96097, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The U.S. Forest Service, Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region), awarded a $10,314.18 firm fixed-price purchase order to Friends Of Smokey Bear Balloon on September 18, 2025, for the 2025 Smokey Hot Air Balloon deployment at the Montague Balloon Fair. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of September 20, 2025, carries no set-aside designation. Friends Of Smokey Bear Balloon is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that has specialized since 2004 in operating a distinctive hot air balloon featuring the iconic Smokey Bear mascot to support the Forest Service's environmental education and wildfire prevention outreach initiatives. The balloon will be displayed and operated at the Montague Balloon Fair in Yreka, California, as part of the agency's grassroots public awareness campaigns.
This award represents the organization's continued partnership with the Forest Service across multiple regions. Since 2023, Friends Of Smokey Bear Balloon has received eight prime federal contract awards from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service totaling approximately $61,565.28, with contract values ranging from $4,253 to $10,314.18. All awards have been structured as firm fixed-price purchase orders with no subcontractors identified, reflecting the organization's unique specialized capability. The contracts span multiple Forest Service regions, including deployments at notable public events such as balloon festivals and community gatherings in California, Colorado, Arizona, and other locations to advance wildfire prevention awareness and environmental stewardship messaging.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 127EAY25P0056?
127EAY25P0056 was awarded to Friends Of Smokey Bear Balloon by Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) on September 18, 2025.
How much is contract 127EAY25P0056 worth?
The government has obligated $10,314 on 127EAY25P0056.
Which agency awarded contract 127EAY25P0056?
Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) awarded 127EAY25P0056, with funding from Region 5 - Pacific Southwest Region (Forest Service).
Was contract 127EAY25P0056 competed?
The government received 1 offer.
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