Indefinite Delivery Contract 140D0426D0007
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- The National Park Service, Pacific West Region, awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) valued at $5,071,120.00 to Papillon Airways Inc., doing business as Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, for the provision of helicopter flight services at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. This single-award IDC runs from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2026 and is not set aside for any socioeconomic category. Under this IDC, the National Park Service has issued multiple firm-fixed price and...
- Papillon Airways Inc., doing business as Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, was awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $16.78 million by the National Park Service's Intermountain Region on January 15, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of January 14, 2027. This Total Small Business set-aside contract procures exclusive use and general utility helicopter flight services at Grand Canyon National Park in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona. The scope of services encompasses a...
- Papillon Airways Inc., doing business as Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, was awarded a $50 million multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contract by the National Interagency Fire Center on April 12, 2023, with a completion date of December 31, 2032. The contract establishes a Type 3 Helicopter Support Services vehicle under which the Department of Agriculture Forest Service and other federal agencies may issue task orders for comprehensive helicopter services. The underlying...
- The Department of the Interior awarded a $49.5 million multiple-award On-Call Type III Helicopter Flight Services Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Papillon Airways Inc. (doing business as Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters) on May 1, 2022, with performance extending through April 30, 2027. This total small business set-aside contract was solicited as a pre-solicitation notice in August 2021 utilizing NAICS code 481211 for air transportation of passengers. The contract...
- The National Park Service Pacific West Region awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $9,976,750 to Heliqwest International Inc., a Broomfield, Colorado-based aviation contractor specializing in helicopter operations for federal agencies. The contract, effective from March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2027, provides European Union Type II short-haul helicopter flight services supporting operations at Yosemite National Park in California. The contract was designated as a...
- The Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center awarded a single-award indefinite delivery contract to Papillon Airways Inc. to provide on-demand Type III helicopter services. The contract has a potential value of $255,495.33 and a period of performance through September 2023. Task orders issued against the contract include fixed-price delivery orders ranging from $40,000 to $71,637.88 to Papillon Airways Inc. for aerial firefighting, cargo delivery, search and...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center awarded a multiple award Basic Ordering Agreement to provide Type III helicopters on an as-needed basis, with a potential value of $7.5M. Subsequent delivery orders were placed against this IDV with Papillon Airways Inc., doing business as Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, to furnish aerial firefighting support services from its base in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona. The delivery orders...
- The Department of the Interior established a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for on-call Type III helicopter flight services with an aggregate ceiling value of $49.5 million and a performance period extending from May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2027. This total small business set-aside solicitation was designed to procure fully contractor-operated and maintained aircraft to support wildland fire operations, search and rescue missions, and natural resource...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service, Intermountain Region has awarded Brainerd Helicopters, Inc. (doing business as Firehawk Helicopters), a veteran-owned small business, a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract for European Utility Helicopter Flight Services to support operations in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The contract has a total ceiling value of $4,492,750.00 and a period of performance running through February 2026. Under this IDC, the National Park...
- The federal contract IDV award is a $4,773,847 indefinite delivery contract for exclusive use type III helicopter flight services, awarded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Region to Papillon Airways Inc., doing business as Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters. The contractor will provide aerial transportation and cargo delivery services in support of the BLM's fire and resource management activities in Lewistown, Montana and the Grand Canyon region of...
- 140D0426D0007Indefinite Delivery Contract
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Papillon Airways Inc., a small business helicopter service provider based in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, was awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract by the National Park Service Pacific West Region for exclusive-use helicopter flight services supporting Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The contract, awarded April 1, 2026, carries a ceiling value of $9,000,000 and extends through March 31, 2031, enabling the National Park Service to rapidly procure aviation support for critical park operations. The underlying procurement, issued as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 481211 for nonscheduled chartered passenger air transportation, required a single light helicopter based at Ash Mountain Helibase in Three Rivers, California, meeting Federal Aviation Administration Part 133, 135, and 137 certification requirements and equipped with a five-passenger-seat turbine engine capable of supporting search and rescue, fire management, law enforcement, and natural resource management missions. A delivery order issued under this contract on April 1, 2026, established a firm fixed-price task order with a ceiling value of $1,184,680 and completion date of March 31, 2027, representing the initial year of contracted helicopter services. The contract structure provides an exclusive-use operational commitment of 160 days annually during peak seasonal periods, ensuring dedicated aviation asset availability for the parks' diverse mission requirements. Papillon Airways' selection reflects the company's demonstrated capacity to deliver specialized helicopter services across remote and challenging environments, leveraging its extensive portfolio of federal contracts with the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and other Western United States federal agencies requiring comprehensive aerial transportation and mission support capabilities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $0 | 1/13/26 |
Name | Description | Awardee | Potential Value | AwardDate | CompletionDate | Updated At |
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Delivery Order 140D0426D0007-140D0426F0124 | Papillon Airways Inc. | $1.2m | 4/1/26 | 3/31/27 | 1/13/26 |
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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EU Helicopter Flight Services | 140D0425R0111 | Department of the Interior Departmental Offices Interior Business Center | Award Notice 3/3 | 1/13/26, 4:36 PM | |
EU Helicopter Flight Services Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 140D0425R0111 | Department of the Interior Departmental Offices Interior Business Center | Pre-Solicitation 1/3 | 10/10/25, 1:15 PM | |
EU Helicopter Flight Services | 140D0425R0111 | Department of the Interior Departmental Offices Interior Business Center | Solicitation 2/3 | 10/14/25, 12:18 PM |