The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region awarded Avcenter Inc. a single award indefinite delivery contract with a potential value of $9,000,000 to provide exclusive-use fixed wing aircraft for air attack flight services. The contract is set aside for total small businesses. Avcenter will utilize specialized aircraft and crews to perform fire detection, mapping, water and retardant dropping, and administrative flight functions in support of the BLM's wildland fire management operations. Delivery orders to date have stationed aircraft in Wenatchee, Washington and McCall, Idaho through 2025 to provide rapid aerial response during wildfire season.
The originating pre-solicitation notice seeks proposals for a follow-on exclusive use contract for fixed wing aircraft air attack services with the BLM. To be set aside 100% for small businesses per NAICS code 115310, the anticipated solicitation will post on September 12th, 2023, closing October 12th, with the goal of awarding a new contract to continue procuring specialized aviation resources crucial to the BLM's firefighting and land management missions in the region.
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