The federal contract IDV award is for the provision of rotary-wing aircraft services to support wildland fire management operations for the National Interagency Fire Center, a civilian agency under the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The prime contractor, Helicopter Express LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Atlanta, Georgia, has extensive experience providing Type 1, 2, and 3 helicopters, flight crews, and associated support capabilities to conduct fire suppression, monitoring, aerial ignition, cargo transport, and administrative functions for various federal agencies. The contract was awarded as a multiple-award $50 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Type 2 Helicopter Support Services, running through 2033. Under this IDIQ, the agency has issued several firm-fixed price delivery orders to Helicopter Express for exclusive use helicopter services in locations such as Montana, Idaho, Oregon, California, and Georgia, with contract values ranging from approximately $500,000 to $5 million and periods of performance through 2028. The IDIQ contract was originally solicited in 2022 with no set-aside designation.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| P00003 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 7/30/24 | |
| P00002 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 6/7/24 | |
| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 10/27/23 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $0 | 8/31/23 |
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 1202SA23T9267-1202SA25M0175 | Helicopter Express LLC | $506.2k | 10/16/24 | 10/31/24 | 10/16/24 | |
Delivery Order 1202SA23T9267-1202SA24K9201 | Helicopter Express LLC | $4.4m | 4/1/24 | 12/31/25 | 5/12/25 | |
Delivery Order 1202SA23T9267-1202SA24M0975 | Helicopter Express LLC | $544.3k | 8/16/24 | 8/31/24 | 8/16/24 | |
Delivery Order 1202SA23T9267-1202SA25M0423 | Helicopter Express LLC | $222.9k | 3/16/25 | 3/31/25 | 3/16/25 | |
Delivery Order 1202SA23T9267-1202SA25M0453 | Helicopter Express LLC | $173.3k | 3/27/25 | 3/31/25 | 3/27/25 |
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | Federal Agency | Type | Posted Date (Click to sort descending) |
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1202SA22R9202 - Helicopter Support Services (HSS) - Type 2 | 1202SA22R9202 | Department of Agriculture Forest Service | Solicitation 1/2 | 8/22/22, 10:57 PM | |
1202SA22R9202 - Helicopter Support Services (HSS) - Type 2 | 1202SA22R9202 | Department of Agriculture Forest Service | Award Notice 2/2 | 8/29/23, 7:25 PM |