Basic Ordering Agreement 12024B19G5506

This federal contract IDV award is a $2,954,315.69 Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) between the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) and Flying A Flight Service Inc., a woman-owned small business. The BOA provides a flexible contract vehicle for rapidly procuring aerial firefighting services as needed during fire seasons in the western United States.

Task orders issued under the BOA have delivered a range of aerial firefighting support services to NIFC, including air attack operations, aerial reconnaissance, transport of personnel and cargo, aerial supervision, and command and control for wildfire suppression. These services are typically provided using light fixed-wing aircraft capable of operating at speeds between 120-150 knots and altitudes of 1,000-3,500 feet above ground level. The majority of the task orders have been firm-fixed-price contracts awarded without set-asides, with performance locations in California and Montana. The BOA has an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2023, and was originally solicited as a Total Small Business set-aside in January 2019.