INL Bogota Helicopter Wet Lease

The INL Bogota Helicopter Wet Lease is a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle designed to provide helicopter wet lease services in support of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) operations in Colombia. The contract, with a total ceiling of $50 million and a five-year ordering period through April 2026, focuses on leasing medium or heavy lift rotary wing aircraft to transport personnel, equipment, and supplies. These aviation services primarily support manual drug eradication programs, rural security initiatives, and base security operations conducted by the Colombian National Police and U.S. Embassy personnel.

Task orders under this IDIQ are consistently awarded to two prime contractors: Vertical De Aviacion U.S.A., Inc. and Helistar S.A.S., with delivery order values typically ranging from $250,000 to $4 million and performance periods of six months. The task orders are uniformly structured as firm fixed-price contracts with no specific set-aside designations, and all performance occurs within various regions of Colombia such as Villagarzon, San Jose del Guaviare, Caucasia, and Aguachica. The contracts require aircraft to be 25 years old or newer, operated under daytime visual flight rules, and meeting Colombian aviation authority safety requirements. Contractors must provide helicopters capable of transporting a minimum of 15-20 passengers or equivalent cargo weight, demonstrating the technical complexity of these aviation support services for U.S. counternarcotics operations.