The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management awarded a $400 million Indefinite Delivery Contract to Bridger Air Tanker LLC, a small business based in Belgrade, Montana, for National Single Engine Air Tanker (SEAT) Flight Services. This multiple-award IDV contract enables the BLM to issue firm fixed price task orders to Bridger Air Tanker for aerial firefighting support, including the provision of SEAT aircraft to drop water or fire retardant in support of wildland fire suppression operations across the contiguous United States. The BLM's original solicitation sought proposals from small businesses to provide a range of single engine air tanker services, support vehicles, and personnel to aid in nationwide wildland fire management. Bridger Air Tanker has also been awarded a $75 million multiple-award IDV contract with the USDA Forest Service for water-scooping aircraft capable of dropping water or retardant. These IDV contracts provide crucial flexibility for federal agencies to respond to evolving wildfire threats through the procurement of specialized aerial firefighting capabilities from the prime contractor. Under the $400 million BLM IDV, Bridger Air Tanker has received several delivery orders to date, including a $414,650 order for single engine air tanker services in Billings, Montana during the 2020 fire season, a $16,226 nationwide call-when-needed single engine air tanker order, and a $66,606 fixed price order for DOI fire use only in the Idaho region. These delivery orders demonstrate how the IDV enables the BLM to rapidly acquire aerial firefighting services from Bridger Air Tanker as needed to support its wildland fire management mission across the western United States.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| P00002 | Close Out | $0 | 8/28/24 | |
| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 7/3/19 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $0 | 5/22/19 |
Name | Description | Awardee | Potential Value (Click to sort descending) | Award Date (Click to sort descending) | Completion Date (Click to sort descending) | Updated At (Click to sort descending) |
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Delivery Order 140D8019D0007-140D8020F0419 | Bridger Air Tanker LLC | $16.2k | 5/1/20 | 4/30/21 | 1/31/22 | |
Delivery Order 140D8019D0007-140D8020F0002 | Bridger Air Tanker LLC | $66.6k | 10/17/19 | 4/30/20 | 1/23/23 | |
Delivery Order 140D8019D0007-140D8020F0439 | Bridger Air Tanker LLC | $414.7k | 5/27/20 | 9/20/20 | 12/16/21 |
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | Federal Agency | Type | Posted Date (Click to sort descending) |
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Nationwide L-48 On-Call / Exclusive Use Hybrid | 140D8018R0015 | Department of the Interior Departmental Offices Interior Business Center | Solicitation 1/1 | 5/15/18, 5:18 PM |