Indefinite Delivery Contract 140D8022D0098

The Department of the Interior awarded multiple indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts to provide on-call Type III helicopter flight services from May 2022 through April 2027. The contracts have a combined potential value of $49.5 million. Task orders issued against the contracts procure aerial transportation, cargo lifting, aerial application, and survey services in support of various natural resource, fire management, and search and rescue programs across DOI agencies including the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey. Task order periods of performance range from approximately one month to over one year. Places of performance include locations throughout the continental U.S. with a concentration in Florida and surrounding states. The pre-solicitation notice set the procurement aside for total small businesses. HMC Helicopter Service LLC received all task order awards as the prime contractor to provide fully contractor-operated and maintained Type III helicopters meeting FAA airworthiness standards.

The task orders awarded to HMC Helicopter Service LLC under the IDV contracts procure light helicopter services to support agencies' missions such as wildland fire suppression, prescribed burns, search and rescue operations, law enforcement surveillance, and natural resource monitoring programs. Examples include aerial herbicide application, colonial bird monitoring, firefighting support, personnel transportation, and remote data collection activities. The services facilitate agencies' work to manage public lands and resources including in national parks, forests, and wildlife refuges across various regions.