National light fixed wing services - multiple award task order contract (IDIQ)
Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 1202SA23T9426
- Awardee
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Safford Aviation Service Inc. UEI DVXBQ61M8865
- Awarding agency
-
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Task orders
- 21 $4,969,105 obligated
Award facts
- Combined order value
- $4,969,105 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 28% complete
- IDV ceiling 7% used
- $69,000,000.00
- 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 a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract to Safford Aviation Service Inc., a woman-owned small business, on January 1, 2024, with a contract ceiling of $69 million and an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2033. The contract is set aside for Total Small Business.
Safford Aviation Service Inc. is based in Coolidge, Arizona and specializes in light fixed-wing aircraft services for wildland fire management. Place of performance is Coolidge, Arizona.
The IDIQ procures national light fixed-wing aircraft services, including aerial firefighting support, personnel and cargo transport, aerial reconnaissance, and fire retardant delivery in support of wildfire prevention, suppression, and response operations nationwide.
Period of performance runs from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2033.
The contract uses fixed-price with economic price adjustment pricing across delivery orders. Recent task orders issued under this IDIQ span from March 2024 through September 2025, with individual delivery order values ranging from $15,850.80 to $449,238.12. Notable recent orders include a $449,238.12 delivery order (September 1, 2025), a $366,469.35 delivery order (August 16, 2025), a $376,215.43 delivery order (July 1, 2025), and a $354,483.82 delivery order (March 18, 2025). All delivery orders carry completion dates of December 31, 2026 and are issued by the National Interagency Fire Center for aerial firefighting and aviation support services across the United States.
Task orders
Show all 21
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| 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 1202SA23T9426?
1202SA23T9426 was awarded to Safford Aviation Service Inc. by Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) on January 1, 2024.
How much is contract 1202SA23T9426 worth?
Orders under 1202SA23T9426 have obligated $4,969,105. 1202SA23T9426's own ceiling is $69,000,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract 1202SA23T9426?
21 orders have been placed under 1202SA23T9426, the latest on September 16, 2025.
Which agency awarded contract 1202SA23T9426?
Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) awarded 1202SA23T9426, with funding from National Interagency Fire Center (Fire and Aviation Management).
Who can order from contract 1202SA23T9426?
1202SA23T9426 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Was contract 1202SA23T9426 competed?
The extent of competition for 1202SA23T9426 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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