Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SA23T9103
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, through the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), has awarded Coulson Aviation (USA), Inc. a multiple-award $50 million Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) for Next Generation Large Airtanker Services 3.0. Under this IDC, Coulson Aviation will provide the Forest Service with exclusive use of its next-generation aerial firefighting assets, including modified C-130 and Boeing 737 air tankers capable of carrying up to 5,000 gallons of fire...
- The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management awarded an indefinite delivery contract to Coulson Aviation (USA) Inc. to procure aerial firefighting services on a call-when-needed basis. The IDC carries a potential value of $350 million with a period of performance from February 2022 through December 2023. Under the IDC, the Forest Service issued multiple firm-fixed price delivery orders against the contract vehicle to Coulson Aviation for heavy lift...
- The Forest Service Airtanker Services 2023 contract is a $1.44 billion multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) vehicle established by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), a civilian federal agency, and set aside for small businesses with performance extending through December 31, 2033. Aero Air, LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon, is a prime contractor on this vehicle providing specialized aerial firefighting and...
- The National Interagency Fire Center, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract to 10 Tanker Air Carrier, LLC on January 1, 2024, under a Total Small Business set-aside designation. This master contract, valued at $1.44 billion with a completion date of December 31, 2033, establishes the vehicle through which the Forest Service procures specialized aerial wildland firefighting services....
- The Forest Service Airtanker Services 2023 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract represents a $1.44 billion multiple-award vehicle issued by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), a civilian component of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2033. Aero-Flite, Inc., a foreign-owned aviation services provider headquartered in Spokane, Washington, serves as a primary contractor under this IDIQ framework. The...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management awarded a multiple award Basic Ordering Agreement IDV to Coulson Aviation (USA) Inc. to provide national call-when-needed helicopter services for wildland firefighting through December 2024. The IDV has a potential value of $19.5M. Coulson Aviation has been issued several firm fixed price delivery orders against the IDV from its Portland, Oregon location totaling over $15M to date. Services include utilization of Coulson's...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management awarded a single-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to Aero Air, LLC to procure Call When Needed large airtanker services to support wildland firefighting nationwide. The original solicitation sought proposals for turbine-powered fixed-wing aircraft with a capacity between 3,000-5,000 gallons, modified with approved retardant delivery systems. The contract has a 100% set-aside for small businesses, a...
- The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), a civilian agency under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $75 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Aero-Flite, Inc. for Call When Needed Water Scooper 2.0 (CWN Water Scooper 2.0) aerial firefighting services. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, was awarded on June 3, 2021, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026. Aero-Flite, a foreign-owned aviation services provider...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center awarded an indefinite delivery contract to Aero Air, LLC with a potential value of $50 million. The contract is a multiple award set aside for total small businesses. The purpose is to procure EU, NEXT GEN 1.0 LARGE AIRTANKER services to support wildland fire suppression efforts. Two firm fixed price delivery orders have been awarded against the contract to date. The first, valued at $9.4...
- This is a multiple award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) held by 10 Tanker Air Carrier, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The contract, valued at up to $100,000,000.00, was awarded by the National Interagency Fire Center, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The IDC provides the agency with a flexible mechanism to issue firm fixed-price delivery orders for Next Generation 2.0 Large Airtanker services from 10...
- Forest Service Airtanker Services 2023Master IDIQ
- 1202SA23T9103Indefinite Delivery Contract
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The National Interagency Fire Center awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract to Coulson Aviation (USA), Inc. on January 1, 2024, with a $1.44 billion ceiling through December 31, 2033. The contract carries a Total Small Business set-aside designation. Performance is based in Boise, Idaho, and Portland, Oregon, with aerial firefighting services provided nationwide to support federal wildland fire suppression and management operations. The originating solicitation, posted October 7, 2022, with a due date of January 13, 2023, sought exclusive-use airtanker services including large air tankers capable of delivering fire retardant and heavy lift helicopter support for federal lands. Recent delivery orders issued under this IDIQ total $252.8 million across five awards, all dated May 17, 2024, and July 23, 2025. These include four exclusive-use mobilization and positioning task orders valued at $52.4 million, $46.4 million, $58.1 million, and $46.8 million, all extending through December 31, 2028 and performed in Boise, Idaho. Two of these orders carry Total Small Business set-asides; two carry no set-aside designation. An additional delivery order valued at $458,197.30, awarded July 23, 2025, extends through August 11, 2025, with performance in Portland, Oregon, and no set-aside designation. Coulson Aviation operates a fleet of modified C-130 and Boeing 737 air tankers capable of carrying up to 5,000 gallons of fire retardant per sortie, along with Sikorsky S-61 heavy lift helicopters. The company is based in Portland, Oregon.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P00005 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 2/24/26 | |
| P00004 | Exercise an Option | $0 | 12/28/25 | |
| P00003 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 5/8/25 | |
| P00002 | Exercise an Option | $0 | 1/13/25 | |
| P00001 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 4/2/24 |
Name | Description | Awardee | Potential Value | AwardDate | CompletionDate | Updated At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delivery Order 1202SA23T9103-1202SA25M0875 | Coulson Aviation (Usa), Inc. | $458.2k | 7/23/25 | 7/30/25 | 7/23/25 | |
Delivery Order 1202SA23T9103-1202SA24K9113 | Coulson Aviation (Usa), Inc. | $52.4m | 5/17/24 | 12/31/26 | 6/3/26 | |
Delivery Order 1202SA23T9103-1202SA24K9116 | Coulson Aviation (Usa), Inc. | $58.1m | 5/17/24 | 12/31/26 | 5/25/26 | |
Delivery Order 1202SA23T9103-1202SA24K9127 | Coulson Aviation (Usa), Inc. | $46.8m | 5/17/24 | 12/31/25 | 10/8/25 | |
Delivery Order 1202SA23T9103-1202SA24K9125 | Coulson Aviation (Usa), Inc. | $48.3m | 5/17/24 | 12/31/26 | 6/3/26 |
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |