The federal contract IDV award is a $1.44 billion multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract issued by the National Interagency Fire Center, a civilian agency, for "AERO FLITE - AIRTANKER MATCO 2023" aerial firefighting services. The prime contractor is Aero-Flite, Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit aviation services provider. The contract has a period of performance through December 31, 2033 and is not set aside for any specific business category. Aero-Flite will provide a range of specialized aerial firefighting capabilities, including large air tankers, water scooping aircraft, air attack platforms, and heavy lift helicopters, to support wildfire suppression and management efforts across federal and state jurisdictions in the Western United States. The contract allows the National Interagency Fire Center and U.S. Forest Service to issue firm-fixed-price task orders for exclusive use and call-when-needed aerial firefighting services, with sample task orders valued at up to $48.7 million. This IDV contract is part of the U.S. Forest Service's broader effort to procure large airtanker services to supplement existing firefighting assets nationwide.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P00003 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 5/9/25 | |
| P00002 | Exercise an Option | $0 | 1/1/25 | |
| P00001 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 3/23/24 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $0 | 8/11/23 |
Name | Description | Awardee | Potential Value (Click to sort descending) | Award Date (Click to sort descending) | Completion Date (Click to sort descending) | Updated At (Click to sort descending) |
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Delivery Order 1202SA23T9102-1202SA25M0740 | Aero-Flite, Inc. | $212.5k | 7/11/25 | 7/15/25 | 7/11/25 | |
Delivery Order 1202SA23T9102-1202SA24K9119 | Aero-Flite, Inc. | $47.5m | 5/17/24 | 12/31/25 | 7/18/25 | |
Delivery Order 1202SA23T9102-1202SA24K9117 | Aero-Flite, Inc. | $47.7m | 5/17/24 | 12/31/25 | 7/2/25 | |
Delivery Order 1202SA23T9102-1202SA25M0815 | Aero-Flite, Inc. | $857.2k | 7/16/25 | 7/31/25 | 7/16/25 | |
Delivery Order 1202SA23T9102-1202SA24K9122 | Aero-Flite, Inc. | $48.7m | 5/17/24 | 12/31/25 | 7/28/25 |
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | Federal Agency | Type | Posted Date (Click to sort descending) |
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Airtanker Services 2023 - MATOC Award Notice | 1202SA23R9100 | Department of Agriculture Forest Service | Award Notice 3/3 | 8/11/23, 5:07 PM | |
Airtanker Services 2023 - MATOC | 1202SA22B9100 | Department of Agriculture Forest Service | Pre-Solicitation 1/3 | 10/7/22, 3:20 PM | |
Airtanker Services 2023 - MATOC | 1202SA23R9100 | Department of Agriculture Forest Service | Solicitation 2/3 | 12/7/22, 6:34 PM |