Indefinite Delivery Contract 140D8022D0076

The Department of the Interior awarded a $49.5 million multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to Aspen Helicopters Inc., a veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small business based in Oxnard, California, for on-call Type III helicopter flight services. The contract was established on May 1, 2022, with a completion date of April 30, 2027, pursuant to a 100% small business set-aside total solicitation. The contract was originally solicited as a pre-solicitation notice posted on August 6, 2021, announcing the Department of the Interior's intent to procure fully contractor-operated and maintained aircraft to support wildland fire operations, search and rescue missions, and other resource management activities across the continental United States. Acceptable helicopters must possess proper Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness certification and be capable of performing missions including wildland fire suppression, prescribed burns, search and rescue operations, law enforcement surveillance, and administrative and natural resource activities as directed by the government. The contract utilizes NAICS code 481211 for air transportation of passengers and PSC code V199 for other aircraft services.

Under this master contract vehicle, Aspen Helicopters has executed multiple delivery orders across various federal agencies and locations, with performance primarily concentrated in Oxnard, California and San Clemente Island, California. Task orders have been issued by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service Pacific West Region for on-call small helicopter flight services supporting Channel Islands National Park operations, personnel transport, and communications infrastructure projects; by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for pinniped and marine wildlife research support; and by the U.S. Pacific Fleet Forces for Type III helicopter services supporting fire suppression and naval operations at San Clemente Island. Individual delivery orders range from $3,710 to $1,151,051, with pricing structures utilizing firm fixed-price and fixed-price-with-economic-price-adjustment arrangements. All task orders issued under this contract have been awarded without small business set-aside designations despite the parent contract's small business set-aside status, reflecting the government's efficient utilization of the established indefinite delivery vehicle to rapidly procure specialized rotary-wing aviation support for multiple federal agencies and mission requirements.