Basic Ordering Agreement 12024B20G5064

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has awarded a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) contract to Trans Aero, LIMITED, doing business as Trans Aero LTD, a small business commercial helicopter operator based in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The contract, valued at up to $2 million, is for the provision of on-call, call-when-needed helicopter services to support wildland firefighting, fire monitoring, suppression, and prescribed burning activities for the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), a civilian agency under the USDA Forest Service.

The BOA was awarded without the use of a small business set-aside and has a 48-month base period with an optional 6-month extension. Under this IDV, the Forest Service has issued multiple firm fixed-price delivery orders to Trans Aero LTD, ranging from $63,000 to over $700,000, to provide rotary-wing aircraft and aviation services from the company's fleet of Airbus helicopters to support the agency's land management and emergency response operations at locations such as Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. Trans Aero LTD also holds several other significant IDCs with the Forest Service and Department of the Interior, collectively valued at over $140 million, to provide ongoing helicopter support for incident response, firefighting, and other critical missions across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.