Indefinite Delivery Contract 140D0426D0050
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- The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded an indefinite delivery contract to Heli-1 Corporation to provide exclusive use Type III helicopter aviation services for operations in Whiteriver, Arizona. The single award contract has a potential value of $6 million and period of performance through March 2026. Against this contract, multiple delivery orders have been placed with values ranging from approximately $4,000 to $474,000 and periods of performance from June 2022 through...
- The Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a single-award indefinite-delivery contract to Base Camp Aviation LLC, a small business, on May 14, 2026, for exclusive use Type III helicopter flight services with a $10 million ceiling and performance through May 13, 2031. The contract is set aside for total small business. Place of performance is Window Rock, Arizona. The IDIQ procures one fully operated and maintained light helicopter with five passenger seats, 1,000-pound non-jettisonable payload,...
- The Department of the Interior awarded a $49.5 million multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for On-Call Type III Helicopter Flight Services to Papillon Airways Inc., doing business as Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, effective May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2027. This total small business set-aside contract enables multiple Department of Interior bureaus—including the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Indian...
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Air Resources Helicopters, Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S corporation, to provide exclusive use Type III helicopter aviation services in support of operations in Window Rock, Arizona. The contract has a total ceiling value of $6,000,000 and a period of performance through March 31, 2026. The award was not set aside for any particular business category. Subsequent delivery orders under...
- Papillon Airways Inc., operating as Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, was awarded a $50 million multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract by the National Interagency Fire Center on April 12, 2023, with performance extending through December 31, 2032. This Type 3 Helicopter Support Services contract was solicited by the Department of Agriculture Forest Service to establish multiple award task order contracts providing helicopter support services for wildland fire management...
- 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 the Interior awarded Air Resources Helicopters, Inc. multiple indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts for on-call Type III helicopter flight services from 2022 to 2027 with a potential value of $49.5 million. The contracts were awarded through a 100% small business set-aside solicitation seeking qualified contractors to provide fully operated and maintained aircraft to support wildland fire suppression, prescribed burns, search and rescue, law enforcement...
- This indefinite delivery contract was awarded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs (DOI-BIA) Western Region to Mountain Air Helicopters Inc., a minority-owned, veteran-owned small business. The contract provides for the exclusive use of Type III helicopters to support wildland firefighting, resource management activities, and other programs and missions on the Mescalero reservation in New Mexico and across the broader Western region. Task orders issued under this contract...
- The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Western Region, awarded a $24 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract to Bridger Aerospace Group, LLC, a Belgrade, Montana-based aviation services provider specializing in aerial firefighting and wildland fire management support. The contract, effective July 6, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2026, establishes exclusive use air attack services with camera sensor and airborne remote sensor operator capabilities at designated...
- The Department of the Interior awarded a $49.5 million multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to Airwest Helicopters, Inc. for on-call Type III helicopter flight services from May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2027. The contract was established as a total small business set-aside through a pre-solicitation notice posted August 6, 2021, with solicitation closing September 30, 2021. The original solicitation sought fully contractor-operated and maintained helicopter...
- 140D0426D0050Indefinite Delivery Contract
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The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a single-award indefinite delivery contract to Papillon Airways Inc. on May 14, 2026, for exclusive-use Type III helicopter flight services in support of wildland fire and resource missions at Whiteriver, Arizona, with a ceiling value of $10,000,000 and an ultimate completion date of May 13, 2031. This is a total small business set-aside contract. Performance occurs at Whiteriver, Arizona. The originating sources-sought notice, posted July 30, 2025, solicited exclusive-use Type III helicopter services to support wildland firefighting and resource missions, requiring one fully operated and maintained light helicopter with five passenger seats, 1,000-pound non-jettisonable payload, turbine engine, 130-knot airspeed, 14 CFR Part 27 certification, and skid-type landing gear, along with a Pilot-in-Command, relief pilot, and fuel service vehicle. Desired enhancements included BLR FastFin system, dual hydraulics, and crash-resistant fuel system. Missions encompass fire suppression, fire monitoring, initial attack operations, prescribed fire activities, aerial ignition, limited non-threatening law enforcement surveillance, and general administrative resource activities, with a recurring 110-day exclusive-use period during each fire season from May 1 through August 18. Work falls under NAICS 481211 and PSC V221. The period of performance runs five years from May 14, 2026, through May 13, 2031. On May 14, 2026, the Bureau of Indian Affairs issued a $754,480 firm fixed-price delivery order under this contract for exclusive-use Type III helicopter support during the 2026 wildland fire season, with performance at Whiteriver, Arizona, and completion by September 24, 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $0 | 5/13/26 |
Name | Description | Awardee | Potential Value | AwardDate | CompletionDate | Updated At |
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Delivery Order 140D0426D0050-140D0426F0537 | Papillon Airways Inc. | $754.5k | 5/14/26 | 9/24/26 | 5/13/26 |
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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BIA Exclusive Use Type III Helicopter Services | 140D0425R0100 | Department of the Interior Departmental Offices Interior Business Center | Pre-Solicitation 1/5 | 7/30/25, 5:41 PM | |
BIA Exclusive Use Type III Helicopter Flight Servi | 140D0425R0100 | Department of the Interior Departmental Offices Interior Business Center | Solicitation 3/5 | 12/4/25, 10:15 AM | |
Exclusive Use Type III Helicopter Flight Services in Support of the Bureau of I | 140D0425R0100 | Department of the Interior Departmental Offices Interior Business Center | Pre-Solicitation 2/5 | 12/1/25, 12:18 PM | |
BIA Exclusive Use Type III Helicopter Flight Servi | 140D0425R0100 | Department of the Interior Departmental Offices Interior Business Center | Award Notice 4/5 | 5/14/26, 12:54 PM | |
BIA Exclusive Use Type III Helicopter Flight Servi | 140D0425R0100 | Department of the Interior Departmental Offices Interior Business Center | Award Notice 5/5 | 5/14/26, 2:12 PM |