Basic Ordering Agreement 1202SA21G5511

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center awarded a multiple award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with a potential value of $7.5M to P.J. Helicopters, Inc. to provide various aviation services in support of wildland fire management operations. Over the period of performance from January 2021 through December 2025, the agency has issued several firm fixed price delivery orders against this contract vehicle for aerial firefighting, transportation, and incident support services. Tasks have been performed in Red Bluff, California by P.J. Helicopters and are in support of interagency wildfire suppression coordination carried out by the National Interagency Fire Center across jurisdictions. One order was set aside for total small businesses. Delivery orders have ranged in value from approximately $5,967 to $76,984 with periods of performance from one day to seven months in duration. The original solicitation and awarded IDV were intended to provide an efficient acquisition mechanism for a range of aviation services needed to respond to wildland fires as they threaten lives, property, and natural resources.

The basic ordering agreement with P.J. Helicopters has resulted in multiple delivery orders for aerial firefighting and aviation mission support services valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars total. Tasks performed in Red Bluff, CA involve the use of various aircraft, likely Type III helicopters, to be utilized in wildland fire management operations coordinated by the National Interagency Fire Center on behalf of the Forest Service and other partner agencies. The IDV and subsequent orders awarded over its 4-year period of performance aim to leverage the contractor's aviation capabilities in efficiently addressing wildfire threats across jurisdictions.