Basic Ordering Agreement 12024B20G5048

This Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) awarded by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, to P.J. Helicopters, Inc. is for the provision of national call-when-needed helicopter services to support wildland firefighting operations. The $15 million BOA, which has a period of performance from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2024, allows various federal agencies including the USDA Forest Service, Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service to quickly procure essential aerial firefighting resources and support services on an as-needed basis to combat wildfires across federal and state lands. P.J. Helicopters, a family-owned for-profit organization based in Red Bluff, California, specializes in providing precision helicopter lift, aerial firefighting, and wildland fire management services. The original solicitation sought competitive proposals from offerors capable of supplying Type I and II helicopters to support the government's critical wildfire suppression and emergency response requirements on a nationwide call-when-needed basis.

P.J. Helicopters has been awarded numerous firm fixed-price delivery orders under this BOA to deliver a range of aerial firefighting capabilities, including fire mapping, bucket drops, ignition missions, and helicopter transport services from its Red Bluff location. The delivery orders, which do not have set-aside designations, have individual ceiling values ranging from approximately $200,000 to over $1.2 million. P.J. Helicopters also holds several other significant federal Indefinite Delivery Vehicles (IDVs) with the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, including an $80 million multiple-award IDIQ for Type 3 Helicopter Support Services and a $15 million BOA for National Call-When-Needed Helicopter Services, further demonstrating its extensive experience and qualifications in supporting wildland firefighting efforts across the western states.