The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center awarded a multiple award basic ordering agreement to Heli-Flite, Inc., operating as Aris Helicopters, to provide national call-when-needed helicopter services for wildland firefighting. The IDV has a potential value of $2M through December 2024. Task orders have been issued against this IDV, including a firm fixed price delivery order for $117K to Aris Helicopters to perform helicopter services using a Bell 206L aircraft in Corona, California through September 2022 in support of wildland fire management programs.
The originating solicitation sought heavy and medium type I and II helicopters to be operated on an on-call basis by multiple agencies party to national interagency fire agreements. Awards of multiple basic ordering agreements for up to 48 months plus a six-month option were contemplated for offerors proposing reasonable prices and technically acceptable proposals to meet agency wildland firefighting needs. Heli-Flite, Inc. was awarded under this solicitation to provide national aerial firefighting resources through their Aris Helicopters division.
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