Exclusive use (EU) type III helicopter - galena fire zone
Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 140D0424D0050
- Awardee
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Pathfinder Aviation LLC UEI M94YCZXJMUH6
- Awarding agency
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Interior Business Center
Office of Policy Management and Budget, Department of the Interior
- Task orders
- 3 $3,144,625 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- BLM Exclusive Use HELO Fire - Type 3 Upper Yukon and Galena Fire Zones Pre-Solicitation · 140D0424R0008 · Posted Oct 25, 2023
- Combined order value
- $3,144,625 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 51% complete
- IDV ceiling 42% used
- $7,500,000.00
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- Funding agency
- Idaho Region Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior
- NAICS code
- 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 2 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment
- Legislative mandates
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- Service Contract Act FAR subpart 22.10
- Service Contract Inventory FAR subpart 4.17
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The U.S. Forest Service, through its Idaho Region, awarded a single-award indefinite-delivery contract to Pathfinder Aviation LLC, a small business, with a ceiling of $7.5 million on April 1, 2024, for exclusive-use Type III helicopter services supporting wildland firefighting in the Galena Fire Zone, Alaska, through March 31, 2029.
The contract carries a Total Small Business set-aside designation. Place of performance is Galena, Alaska. The originating solicitation sought exclusive-use light rotary aircraft meeting specific requirements—five insured passenger seats excluding the pilot, turbine engine, skid landing gear, and maximum airspeed of 130 knots—for wildland fire activities. The contract period runs April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2029, with an annual 90-day exclusive use period from May 11 through August 8.
Task-order activity issued under this IDIQ includes three delivery orders to date. The most recent, awarded April 27, 2026, was a $640,343 fixed-price delivery order with economic price adjustment issued by the U.S. Forest Service's Idaho Region for exclusive-use Type III helicopter support in the Galena Fire Zone, completing October 1, 2026. An earlier delivery order, awarded May 5, 2025, was a $1.10 million fixed-price order with economic price adjustment from the Department of the Interior's Idaho Region for the same fire zone, completing October 30, 2025, designated as a de-obligation modification. The first delivery order, awarded concurrently with the IDIQ on April 1, 2024, was a $1.00 million fixed-price order with economic price adjustment, also completing in support of the Galena Fire, with final completion on November 27, 2024.
Task orders
| Task order | Ordering agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exclusive use (EU) type III helicopter - galena fire zone | Interior Business Center (DO) | $1,039,381 | |
| AK EU helo fire T3 galena | Interior Business Center (DO) | $1,104,570 | |
| Exclusive use helicopter type III (N353MH) flight services - galena fire | Interior Business Center (DO) | $1,000,674 |
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 140D0424D0050?
140D0424D0050 was awarded to Pathfinder Aviation LLC by Interior Business Center (Office of Policy Management and Budget) on April 1, 2024.
How much is contract 140D0424D0050 worth?
Orders under 140D0424D0050 have obligated $3,144,625. 140D0424D0050's own ceiling is $7,500,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract 140D0424D0050?
3 orders have been placed under 140D0424D0050, the latest on April 27, 2026.
Which agency awarded contract 140D0424D0050?
Interior Business Center (Office of Policy Management and Budget) awarded 140D0424D0050, with funding from Idaho Region (Bureau of Land Management).
Who can order from contract 140D0424D0050?
140D0424D0050 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Was contract 140D0424D0050 competed?
The extent of competition for 140D0424D0050 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 2 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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