National aerial supervision module (ASM) dry lease aircraft
Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 1202SA23T9450
- Awardee
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Tenax Aerospace LLC UEI DHYEJHYUNPM3
- Awarding agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Task orders
- 17 $102,762,834 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Aerial Supervision Module (ASM)-Leadplanes Pre-Solicitation · 1202SA23R9101 · Posted Dec 5, 2022
- Combined order value
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- $103,138,664 Current, with exercised options
- $177,519,136 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 56% complete
- IDV ceiling 45% used
- $230,374,356.78
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- Funding agency
- National Interagency Fire Center Fire and Aviation Management, Department of Agriculture
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 1 offer Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The National Interagency Fire Center, a civilian federal agency, awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract to Tenax Aerospace LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi, for the provision of dry lease aircraft services under the National Aerial Supervision Module program. The contract, valued at $230.4 million with a performance period extending from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2028, requires no small business set-aside designation. The underlying solicitation, posted as a pre-solicitation sources sought notice in December 2022, sought information on the availability of 15 to 20 multi-engine turbine aircraft on a dry lease basis to support aerial supervision and leadplane missions for wildland firefighting operations. Required aircraft specifications include twin-engine turboprop models equipped for day and night Visual Flight Rules and Instrument Flight Rules operations with pressurization, environmental controls, and advanced avionics including Global Positioning System, autopilot, radar altimeter, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, and smoke generation systems capable of sustained operations at 280 knots cruise speed with four hours and 30 minutes or greater endurance and minimum useful loads of 1,000 pounds.
Through delivery orders issued beginning January 1, 2024, and continuing through the performance period, Tenax Aerospace has provided specific aircraft tail numbers to support the National Aerial Supervision Module's operational requirements, with individual delivery orders ranging from approximately $9.6 million to $13.6 million in value. Sixteen identified delivery orders covering individual aircraft (N530BR, N49TL, N226MB, N556MC, N175JA, N62GT, N907JP, N24HD, N979CT, N600ML, N741JR, N160HE, N250CL, N250HR, N32EA, and N508GE) collectively represent approximately $189.7 million in obligated value through December 2028, with all work performed at Tenax Aerospace's facility in Ridgeland, Mississippi on a firm fixed-price basis, except one delivery order structured as fixed-price award-fee. The National Aerial Supervision Module aircraft provide critical aerial supervision, reconnaissance, infrared mapping, and fire detection capabilities essential to the National Interagency Fire Center's wildland firefighting operations and interagency coordination activities across federal land management agencies.
Task orders
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Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
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| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $197,657 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $167,800 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 1202SA23T9450?
1202SA23T9450 was awarded to Tenax Aerospace LLC by Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) on January 1, 2024.
How much is contract 1202SA23T9450 worth?
Orders under 1202SA23T9450 have obligated $102,762,834. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $103,138,664. Their combined potential value, with all options, is $177,519,136. 1202SA23T9450's own ceiling is $230,374,357.
How many orders have been placed under contract 1202SA23T9450?
17 orders have been placed under 1202SA23T9450, the latest on March 19, 2026.
Which agency awarded contract 1202SA23T9450?
Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) awarded 1202SA23T9450, with funding from National Interagency Fire Center (Fire and Aviation Management).
Who can order from contract 1202SA23T9450?
1202SA23T9450 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Was contract 1202SA23T9450 competed?
The extent of competition for 1202SA23T9450 was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer.
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