National light fixed wing services - multiple award task order contract (IDIQ)
Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 1202SA23T9424
- Awardee
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Ponderosa Aviation Inc. UEI FPLFHLEVUK35
- Awarding agency
-
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Task orders
- 30 $16,236,443 obligated
Award facts
- Combined order value
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- $16,236,443 Current, with exercised options
- $25,519,045 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 28% complete
- IDV ceiling 8% used
- $193,998,935.00
- Award type
- Multiple award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- Funding agency
- National Interagency Fire Center Fire and Aviation Management, Department of Agriculture
- NAICS code
- 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 34 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment
- Legislative mandates
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- Service Contract Act FAR subpart 22.10
- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
- Service Contract Inventory FAR subpart 4.17
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The National Interagency Fire Center awarded an indefinite-delivery contract to Ponderosa Aviation Inc. for $193,998,935 on January 1, 2024, set aside for Total Small Business as one of multiple awards under the National Light Fixed Wing Services program, with performance through December 31, 2033.
Ponderosa Aviation is a small business headquartered in Safford, Arizona, specializing in fixed-wing and rotorcraft wildland fire support services including air attack operations, air tanker drops, aerial supervision and reconnaissance, helicopter water-bucket work, and transportation of fire personnel and equipment. Place of performance is Safford, Arizona, with air operations staged across western fire bases in Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, and California.
The IDIQ procures aerial firefighting and air transportation support services. The contract carries NAICS 488410 (Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation) and provides for delivery orders using fixed-price-with-economic-price-adjustment pricing.
Recent delivery orders issued under this IDIQ include two large task orders for Aerial Tanker and Grounded Equipment Support (ATGS) missions: a $5.787 million order issued April 24, 2024, running through December 31, 2028, for the ATGS Wenatchee location under Total Small Business set-aside, and a $5.535 million order issued March 26, 2024, also through December 31, 2032, under Total Small Business set-aside. Additional orders from early 2026 range from $3,274.50 to $149,263.47 per task, all priced fixed-price-with-economic-price-adjustment and set aside for Total Small Business or unset-aside, with completion dates extending through December 31, 2026 and 2028. Ponderosa Aviation self-performs all work and does not engage subcontractors.
Task orders
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Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $998,935 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | -$10,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Original award | $10,000 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 1202SA23T9424?
1202SA23T9424 was awarded to Ponderosa Aviation Inc. by Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) on January 1, 2024.
How much is contract 1202SA23T9424 worth?
Orders under 1202SA23T9424 have obligated $16,236,443. Their combined potential value, with all options, is $25,519,045. 1202SA23T9424's own ceiling is $193,998,935.
How many orders have been placed under contract 1202SA23T9424?
30 orders have been placed under 1202SA23T9424, the latest on May 16, 2026.
Which agency awarded contract 1202SA23T9424?
Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) awarded 1202SA23T9424, with funding from National Interagency Fire Center (Fire and Aviation Management).
Who can order from contract 1202SA23T9424?
1202SA23T9424 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Was contract 1202SA23T9424 competed?
The extent of competition for 1202SA23T9424 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 34 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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