The federal contract IDV award is an Indefinite Delivery Contract issued by the National Interagency Fire Center, a civilian federal agency under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, to Heliqwest International Inc., a for-profit aviation company based in Broomfield, Colorado. The contract, with a ceiling value of $50,000,000, provides for a range of Type 1, 2, and 3 helicopter support services including fire suppression, fire monitoring, law enforcement, and administrative missions across the continental United States, Canada, and Mexico. The IDC enables the issuance of fixed-price delivery orders for specific helicopter services, as demonstrated by the task orders awarded to Heliqwest valued at $154,493.66, $199,569.60, $96,336.03, $4,360,200, and $4,867,506. These task orders cover exclusive use and on-call helicopter support for wildland fire management, prescribed burns, search and rescue, and other natural resource operations, primarily in California and Colorado. The original solicitation was a competitive procurement with no set-aside, and the award was made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| P00002 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 5/14/25 | |
| 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 1202SA23T9268-1202SA25M0316 | Heliqwest International Inc. | $96.3k | 1/9/25 | 1/15/25 | 1/9/25 | |
Delivery Order 1202SA23T9268-1202SA25M0337 | Heliqwest International Inc. | $199.6k | 1/16/25 | 1/31/25 | 1/16/25 | |
Delivery Order 1202SA23T9268-1202SA24K9226 | Heliqwest International Inc. | $4.4m | 1/1/24 | 12/31/28 | 7/28/25 | |
Delivery Order 1202SA23T9268-1202SA25M0359 | Heliqwest International Inc. | $154.5k | 2/1/25 | 2/14/25 | 2/1/25 | |
Delivery Order 1202SA23T9268-1202SA24K9225 | Heliqwest International Inc. | $4.9m | 1/1/24 | 12/31/25 | 6/26/25 |
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 |