The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region awarded a single award indefinite delivery contract to Bighorn Airways Inc., a for-profit aviation services company based in Sheridan, Wyoming. The contract, valued at over $10 million, provides exclusive use fixed wing aircraft and crew services to support BLM's wildland fire management and smokejumper response efforts in Alaska. Under the contract, Bighorn Airways has received multiple firm fixed price delivery orders to transport smokejumpers and provide related aerial firefighting support services from locations in Alaska and Wyoming. The original solicitation sought smokejumper fixed wing aircraft services to support the BLM's operations out of Fort Wainwright, Alaska. No set-aside designations were used for the contract or associated task orders. Through this IDV agreement, Bighorn Airways leverages specialized aircraft like the CASA 212, Dornier 228, and DHC-8 to assist federal wildland fire management across various regions during peak fire seasons.
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