EU helicopter flight services sequoia and kings canyon national parks
Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 140D0426D0007
- Awardee
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Papillon Airways Inc. UEI E5W3X6DXUNJ1
- Awarding agency
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Interior Business Center
Office of Policy Management and Budget, Department of the Interior
- Task orders
- 3 $1,665,458 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- EU Helicopter Flight Services Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Pre-Solicitation · 140D0425R0111 · Posted Oct 10, 2025
- Combined order value
- $1,665,458 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 12% complete
- IDV ceiling 19% used
- $9,000,000.00
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- Funding agency
- Pacific West Region National Park Service, 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 · 4 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 National Park Service Pacific West Region awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract to Papillon Airways Inc. valued at $9 million on April 1, 2026, for exclusive-use helicopter flight services at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside. The contract runs through March 31, 2031.
Performance occurs at Ash Mountain Helibase in Three Rivers, California, with a light helicopter stationed there to support search and rescue, fire management, law enforcement, and resource management missions. The originating solicitation required a five-seat turbine-powered helicopter with crash-resistant fuel system, 350-pound non-jettisonable payload capacity, and FAA Part 133, 135, and 137 certifications, operating 160 days annually during peak seasons.
The base period spans five years with no described options. Two delivery orders have been issued under this IDIQ: a $207,000 firm fixed-price order awarded April 24, 2026, completing October 24, 2026, and a $1.184 million firm fixed-price order awarded April 1, 2026, completing March 31, 2027, both supporting exclusive-use helicopter operations at the parks. Papillon Airways, headquartered in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, is a small business helicopter services provider with established federal contracting experience across the Western United States, supporting wildland fire suppression, search and rescue, personnel and equipment transportation, and natural resource management missions.
Task orders
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 140D0426D0007?
140D0426D0007 was awarded to Papillon Airways Inc. by Interior Business Center (Office of Policy Management and Budget) on April 1, 2026.
How much is contract 140D0426D0007 worth?
Orders under 140D0426D0007 have obligated $1,665,458. 140D0426D0007's own ceiling is $9,000,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract 140D0426D0007?
3 orders have been placed under 140D0426D0007, the latest on May 29, 2026.
Which agency awarded contract 140D0426D0007?
Interior Business Center (Office of Policy Management and Budget) awarded 140D0426D0007, with funding from Pacific West Region (National Park Service).
Who can order from contract 140D0426D0007?
140D0426D0007 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Was contract 140D0426D0007 competed?
The extent of competition for 140D0426D0007 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 4 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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