Indefinite Delivery Contract 140D8022D0089

The Department of Interior has awarded a multiple award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for on-call Type III helicopter flight services to support wildland fire operations, search and rescue missions, and other resource activities across the continental United States. This 100% small business set-aside contract has a five-year base period from May 2022 through April 2027 and a total potential value of $49,500,000. The prime contractor, Heli-1 Corp, is a self-certified small disadvantaged business that provides a variety of rotary aircraft operational services to federal agencies like the Forest Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs. Heli-1 Corp delivers tailored aviation capacity through this IDV and other contracts, facilitating critical agency missions such as wildland firefighting, law enforcement air support, search and rescue, emergency response, and transportation. Associated task orders from this IDV provide contractor-operated and maintained Type 1, 2 and 3 helicopters, pilots, and maintenance to perform aerial fire suppression, monitoring, retardant application, equipment transport, and other operations as directed by the government.

The underlying solicitation for this IDIQ was a 100% small business set-aside seeking vendors to provide on-call Type III helicopter flight services with airworthiness certification approved by the Federal Aviation Administration. The contracts will utilize NAICS code 481211 for air transportation of passengers and PSC code V199 for other aircraft services. While the solicitation did not name any incumbent contractors, it noted the intent to award multiple contracts with no budget range or quantity details provided. Vendors were required to be registered in the System for Award Management at the time of proposal submission.