Indefinite Delivery Contract 140D0426D0006

Heloair, Incorporated, a Virginia-based small business helicopter service provider, was awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) by the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 on December 19, 2025, with a ceiling value of $4,000,000 and a performance period extending through December 31, 2030. This contract is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 481211 (Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation) and procures fully contractor-operated and maintained exclusive use Type III helicopter flight services to support natural resource missions throughout the Fish and Wildlife Service's Southeast region, with primary performance in McBee, South Carolina. The contractor must provide a light turbine helicopter equipped with five passenger seats, a non-jettisonable payload capacity of 1,200 pounds at specified altitude and temperature conditions, an airspeed capability of at least 120 knots, and associated support personnel, fuel servicing vehicles, and equipment. The contract features a structured 100-day annual exclusive use period from January 2 through June 1 each year to ensure dedicated mission support during critical operational windows.

The contract supports a comprehensive range of Fire and Emergency Management missions including wildfire suppression, fire monitoring, initial attack response, prescribed fire operations and aerial ignition support, law enforcement reconnaissance, and administrative resource activities aligned with Fish and Wildlife Service operational requirements. A delivery order issued on December 22, 2025, awarded Heloair, Incorporated $492,200 under fixed-price with economic price adjustment terms for Type III helicopter services in McBee, South Carolina, with completion scheduled for June 15, 2026. The underlying solicitation, posted October 14, 2025 with a November 14, 2025 deadline, evaluated proposals based on technical capability, organizational safety record, past performance, and price, with non-cost factors weighted as more important than cost considerations. This contract structure allows the Fish and Wildlife Service to issue task orders throughout the five-year performance period to address dynamic operational needs while maintaining continuity of helicopter support for critical federal natural resource management missions.