Blanket Purchase Agreement 140D8020A0008

The Department of the Interior awarded Guardian Helicopters Inc. a blanket purchase agreement to provide on-call helicopter flight services in support of the Bureau of Land Management's wild horse and burro programs. The multiple award IDV has a potential value of $10,750,000 and period of performance through April 2025. Guardian Helicopters has been issued task orders against the BPA to conduct population surveys and herd management operations in California and Nevada, including capturing and transporting wild horses and burros by helicopter. Task orders have included aerial surveys of herd areas, with set-aside contracts totaling up to $96,260. Guardian Helicopters has also provided on-call flight services and support to BLM offices in Utah and Nevada under the BPA. The original solicitation sought helicopter flight services to assist the BLM in managing wild horse and burro populations on public lands, in accordance with the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act.

The Bureau of Land Management utilizes blanket purchase agreements and task orders to procure aerial services for wild horse and burro management programs across the western United States. Notable contracts awarded to Guardian Helicopters involve population monitoring, capturing, and transporting horses and burros by helicopter in Nevada and California herd areas. Contract types include firm-fixed price, fixed-price with economic adjustment, and total small business set-aside designations. Contract values range from $0 to $96,260, with periods of performance from April 2022 through April 2025 in Utah, Nevada, and California. The purpose of the contracted aerial work is to assist the BLM in humanely managing wild horse and burro populations on public lands, as mandated by federal law.