DOI Alaska On Call Helicopter Flight Services 2016-2017

The Department of the Interior (DOI), through the Interior Business Center's Acquisition Services Directorate, established a Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for on-call helicopter flight services in Alaska. This contract vehicle is specifically designed to support various natural resource missions across different DOI agencies, including the National Park Service (NPS), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and other interior department divisions. The contract enables rapid procurement of helicopter services for diverse operational needs, ranging from wildlife research and conservation to emergency support and personnel transportation in remote Alaskan territories.

The task orders under this IDIQ demonstrate a wide range of helicopter service applications, with individual delivery orders typically valued between $2,500 and $75,000 and durations generally spanning one to four months. Key contractors include Hermans Helicopters, Inc. and Pollux Aviation Ltd., who consistently won task orders throughout the contract period. The task orders were predominantly not set aside for any specific small business category and supported missions such as wildlife research (e.g., caribou collar retrieval, bison genetic sampling), emergency search and rescue operations, and transportation of DOI personnel to remote locations. Most task orders were funded directly by DOI agencies operating in Alaska, with a focus on supporting critical field research, conservation efforts, and operational mobility in challenging Alaskan terrain.