Indefinite Delivery Contract 140D0423D0044

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region awarded a Single Award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $4.62 million to Hillcrest Aircraft Company, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Lewiston, Idaho, for the provision of European Union Type III helicopter services in Vale, Oregon. The contract was awarded on February 10, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2028. Under this Total Small Business set-aside Indefinite Delivery Vehicle, the prime contractor provides on-call helicopter support services to facilitate Bureau of Land Management operations across public lands in the Vale, Oregon region. The services encompass aircraft availability, pilot personnel, mechanics, and supporting aviation personnel necessary to execute mission-critical operations including wildland fire suppression, search and rescue, aerial surveying, and natural resource management activities.

Three delivery orders have been executed against this Indefinite Delivery Contract, totaling approximately $2.69 million in cumulative value. The initial delivery order, awarded March 22, 2023, valued at $814,654.87 with a completion date of October 24, 2028, established baseline European Union helicopter services for Bureau of Land Management Vale operations under a fixed-price-with-economic-price-adjustment structure. A second delivery order awarded May 29, 2024, valued at $932,652.42 with an original completion date of November 15, 2024, specified European Union Type III services in Vale, Oregon under firm fixed-price terms. The most recent delivery order, awarded June 5, 2025 and valued at $940,510.00, provided Type 3 helicopter services in support of Bureau of Land Management fire operations in Vale, Oregon, with the performance period administratively extended to November 9, 2025 under fixed-price-with-economic-price-adjustment pricing. All work is performed in Vale, Oregon 97918.