Indefinite Delivery Contract 140D8022D0077

The Department of the Interior awarded a $49.5 million Indefinite Delivery Contract to Bluesky Helicopters Inc., a small disadvantaged business headquartered in La Verne, California, effective May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2027. This 100% total small business set-aside contract (NAICS code 481211) procures on-call Type III helicopter flight services to support wildland fire operations, search and rescue missions, and other resource management activities across the continental United States. The contract utilizes a multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity structure, enabling the government to issue task orders for fully contractor-operated and maintained aircraft that meet Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness certification requirements. Services deliverable under this vehicle include wildland fire suppression operations, prescribed burn support, water and retardant drops, aerial reconnaissance, transportation of firefighters and equipment, law enforcement surveillance, and general administrative and natural resource activities as directed by the Interior Business Center.

The original pre-solicitation notice, posted August 6, 2021 with a closing date of September 30, 2021, sought multiple award indefinite delivery contracts with a base period spanning May 2022 through April 2027 for Type III helicopter services supporting Department of the Interior operations on National Forest System lands and other public domains. Bluesky Helicopters has leveraged this indefinite delivery vehicle alongside complementary contracts, including a $20 million Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with the National Interagency Fire Center and a subsequent $50 million Type I Helicopter Support Service contract, positioning the company as a primary provider of aerial firefighting and emergency response capabilities to Department of Interior, National Interagency Fire Center, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service agencies.