Indefinite Delivery Contract 140D8122D0004

This Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contract, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center, provides the agency and its subordinate bureaus with on-call helicopter flight services from Airborne Aviation Inc., a woman-owned and minority-owned small business based in Hawaii. The $7.5 million multiple-award contract, with a performance period through February 2026, allows various DOI agencies, primarily the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to issue task orders for aerial support of scientific research, environmental monitoring, and natural resource management activities across the Hawaiian islands. Under this IDV, Airborne Aviation has been awarded several delivery orders to provide helicopter transportation services, including supporting hydrologic data collection, equipment transportation, and aerial surveys for the USGS's Pacific Islands Water Science Center in locations such as Lihue, Kauai and Mililani Mauka. These task orders, valued from approximately $8,000 to $24,550, utilize firm-fixed-price and fixed-price-with-economic-price-adjustment contract structures.

The original pre-solicitation notice indicated the DOI was seeking contractor-provided helicopter flight services to support mission requirements in Hawaii. The requirement was set aside for small businesses, aligning with Airborne Aviation's qualifications as a woman-owned and minority-owned small business. The IDV contract vehicle allows the DOI and its agencies to efficiently access Airborne Aviation's aerial capabilities on an as-needed basis to support their ongoing research, monitoring, and resource management activities across the Hawaiian islands.