Indefinite Delivery Contract 140D0426D0003
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- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Bighorn Airways Inc., a for-profit aviation services company based in Sheridan, Wyoming, to provide exclusive use smokejumper flight services in support of the agency's wildfire response operations across the western United States, including Idaho, Alaska, Montana, and Wyoming. The $10.8 million IDC has a period of performance through 2027. Under this IDC, Bighorn Airways has received multiple firm...
- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, awarded a single award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) valued at $13,212,968.00 to Bighorn Airways Inc., a for-profit aviation services company based in Sheridan, Wyoming. The contract provides exclusive use fixed-wing smokejumper and fire support services to aid BLM and U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighting operations in Alaska and Idaho through December 2024. Under this IDC, BLM has issued...
- The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Bighorn Airways Inc., a for-profit aviation services company based in Sheridan, Wyoming. The contract has a ceiling value of $14,738,185.00 and a period of performance from March 1, 2021 through February 28, 2026. Under this IDC, Bighorn Airways will provide fixed-wing aircraft and crew to deliver smokejumper flight services in support of the BLM Alaska Fire Service at Fort...
- This indefinite delivery contract (IDC) was awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Region to Bighorn Airways Inc., a for-profit aviation services company based in Sheridan, Wyoming. The contract has a ceiling value of $6,500,000 and a period of performance through March 31, 2025. The contract provides exclusive use smokejumper flight services to support BLM wildland fire operations and response efforts in Boise, Idaho. Under this IDC, Bighorn Airways will provide fixed-wing...
- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Region awarded a single award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Bighorn Airways Inc., a for-profit aviation services company, for $10,843,640 to provide exclusive use smokejumper flight services from Fort Wainwright, Alaska and Boise, Idaho through March 2027. This IDC enables BLM to rapidly acquire Bighorn Airways' specialized fixed-wing aircraft and crews to transport smokejumpers and cargo in support of wildfire response and management across...
- The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Aviation Fire Service (AFS) has awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Bighorn Airways Inc., a small business, for exclusive use of a high-wing multiengine turboprop aircraft to support smokejumper fire suppression operations primarily at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, with potential operations in the Lower 48 states. The $10 million, 5-year IDC (April 2025 to March 2027) requires the contractor to provide an...
- This Indefinite Delivery Contract awarded by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), a civilian federal agency, to Bighorn Airways Inc., a for-profit small business, is for the provision of fixed-wing aircraft and crews to support wildland firefighting, smokejumper transport, and other mission-critical aviation services across the western United States. The contract has a $19,616,850 ceiling value and a period of performance through December 31, 2024. Bighorn Airways holds several active...
- The federal contract IDV award is for the National Smokejumper Aircraft Services - MATOC, a single-award indefinite delivery contract valued at up to $700,000,000 issued by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), a civilian agency within the Department of Agriculture. The contract was awarded to Bighorn Airways Inc., a for-profit aviation services company based in Sheridan, Wyoming, that specializes in providing fixed-wing aircraft and crews to federal agencies for wildland firefighting, smokejumper...
- Brainerd Helicopters, Inc., doing business as Firehawk Helicopters, was awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract by the Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region on April 18, 2022, with a ceiling value of $17.88 million and ultimate completion date of April 30, 2027. This civilian agency contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, procures exclusive use Type 1 helicopter flight services in support of BLM operations in Boise, Idaho. Firehawk Helicopters, a veteran-owned...
- This Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) was awarded by the Department of the Interior to Bighorn Airways Inc., a for-profit aviation services company, to provide on-call fixed-wing aircraft flight services in Alaska. The $20 million multiple-award IDC has a period of performance running through March 2026. Bighorn Airways specializes in delivering a wide range of aviation services to federal agencies, including aerial firefighting, smokejumper transport, cargo operations, and other...
Bighorn Airways Inc., headquartered in Sheridan, Wyoming, has been awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $32 million by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency within the Department of the Interior, for exclusive use smokejumper flight services supporting BLM operations in the Boise, Idaho region. The contract, awarded on January 6, 2026, extends through February 28, 2031, and requires Bighorn Airways to provide contractor-operated and contractor-maintained aircraft capable of executing multiple critical mission sets including smokejumper transportation, paracargo delivery, aerial reconnaissance, equipment testing, fire suppression support, search and rescue operations, and natural resource activities. The solicitation, which was posted as a pre-solicitation notice on May 19, 2025, specified no set-aside designations, indicating open competition among qualified contractors. The contract falls under the Support Activities for Forestry NAICS code 115310 and the Natural Resources/Conservation Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression product service code. This indefinite delivery vehicle establishes an exclusive contractual relationship between BLM and Bighorn Airways for critical aerial wildland firefighting support operations, leveraging the contractor's specialized expertise in fixed-wing aircraft operations and smokejumper transport services. Bighorn Airways' existing fleet capabilities, including CASA 212, Dornier 228, and DHC-8 aircraft, position the company to meet BLM's operational requirements for rapid deployment of firefighting personnel and equipment across the western United States. The contract represents a continuation of Bighorn Airways' role as a key federal aviation services provider, complementing the company's existing portfolio of significant IDV awards with the U.S. Forest Service, National Interagency Fire Center, and other federal agencies engaged in wildland fire management and emergency response operations.
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Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Exclusive Use Smokejumper Flight Services for BLM | 140D0425R0071 | Department of the Interior Departmental Offices Interior Business Center | Pre-Solicitation 1/2 | 5/19/25, 12:54 PM | |
Exclusive Use Smokejumper Flight Services for BLM | 140D0425R0071 | Department of the Interior Departmental Offices Interior Business Center | Solicitation 2/2 | 6/25/25, 11:27 AM |