Aerial Ignition/Burn
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- W9124M27QA001
- Agency
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Mission and Installation Contracting Command
Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
- Place of performance
- Fort Stewart, Georgia 31314, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command seeks helicopter services for aerial ignition and prescribed burning in support of Fort Stewart forestry operations, with proposals due September 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. This procurement is a 100 percent small business set-aside with a business size standard of $12 million.
Place of performance is Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield (FSGA/HAAF), Georgia, with the helicopter based at MidCoast Regional Airport in Hinesville, Georgia and occasional operations from alternate locations including Townsend Bombing Range, Fort Jackson, or Fort Eisenhower. The NAICS code is 115310, Support Activities for Forestry; PSC is F018.
The procurement requires a fully contractor-operated and maintained, exclusive-use helicopter with a Bell B-III model or equivalent equipped with specified avionics including dual VHF radios, P25 digital VHF-FM transceiver, GPS with WGS-84 datum capability, transponder, and ELT. The contracted pilot must hold an FAA commercial certificate with rotorcraft-helicopter rating, a current second-class medical certificate, a minimum of 1,500 helicopter flight hours (500 air taxi hours), 500 aerial application hours, 25 PSD experience hours, and pass an agency flight evaluation. The contractor is responsible for all maintenance, fuel costs, and hangar storage, and must maintain compliance with 14 CFR Parts 91, 133, 135, and 137.
The contract period runs November 1, 2026 through October 31, 2027 (base year) plus two optional years, each containing a guaranteed minimum of 115 flight hours with up to 35 additional option hours. The Government guarantees 115 flight hours minimum during the exclusive-use period (December 1 – May 31) supporting prescribed burning of a minimum 115,000 acres annually using Plastic Sphere Dispensing machines. The aircraft and pilots must maintain 95 percent availability, with penalties of three guaranteed flight hours for every 24-hour period of non-compliance.
Evaluation will assess technical capability, past performance from contracts within three years, and price. Quoters must hold prices firm for 90 calendar days from offer receipt. Questions are due September 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Amendment 0001, effective August 31, 2026, clarified that the 5-page technical capability limit applies only to narrative content; required certifications and documentation are excluded from the page limit. Due to PIEE system updates, email submission to the points of contact is authorized as an alternative to PIEE portal submission, provided the email is received by the closing date and time with the solicitation number in the subject line.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
Updated to add Amendment 0001-questions and answers
REQUEST FOR QUOTE 1. Request for Quote (RFQ)
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with RFO Part 12. This announcement constitutes only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number W9124M-27-Q-A001 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) for Aerial Ignition/burn in support of Ft Stewart DPW forestry efforts.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.
Solicitation Number: W9124M-27-Q-A001
Solicitation Issue Date: 26AUG2026
Contracting Officer: Curtis Hanna, curtis.r.hanna.civ@army.mil
Contract Specialist: Nichole Gaskin, nichole.v.gaskin.civ@army.mil
Proposal Due Date/Local Time: 15 SEP 2026 by 3:00PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the instructions for submission of offers in Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
Offerors are advised that all questions concerning this solicitation shall be sent in writing to the Contracting Officer, Curtis Hanna and Contract Specialist Nichole Gaskin, via e-mail. Questions received after 07SEP 2026, 12:00 PM EST may not be answered.
This Solicitation is 100% set-aside for Small Business. The NAICS Code is 115310 –Support Activities for Forestry and the business size standard is $12 million.
The Contracting Office is seeking to purchase services for a fully contractor operated and maintained, exclusive use helicopter to support the Fort Stewart Forestry Branch prescribed burning mission at Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield (FSGA/HAAF), Georgia. The Performance Work Statement (PWS) is included.
The contract period of performance (POP) will begin as shown in the schedule. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on Standard Form 1449. The Government anticipates a Firm-Fixed Price contract consisting of a base and two 1-year option periods.
NOTE: To receive an award resulting from this solicitation, Offerors MUST be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM).
Issued by: MICC - Fort Stewart
976 William H. Wilson Ave, Building 621, Suite 100
Fort Stewart GA 31314
Discount Term: ______________________________________________________
Offeror: ______________________________________________________
Total Price: ______________________________________________________
The Contractor is required to sign this document and return 1 copy to the issuing office. The contractor agrees to furnish and deliver all items and/or services set forth or otherwise identified above and on any additional sheets subject to the terms and conditions specified.
Signature of Offeror: ___________________________________________________
Name and Title of Signer: ___________________________________________________
Date Signed: ____________________________________________________________
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS: The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the Solicitation numbered and dated as follows:
AMENDMENT NO.
DATE
Amendments to this RFQ will be issued in the same manner as the initial RFQ with the exception that the amendment shall be identified under the Solicitation Number with the words “Amendment #” followed by the sequential number beginning with 01 and proceeding as necessary until the RFQ response date.
In accordance with FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds, FY 27 funds, are not presently available for this solicitation and resultant contract.
Update #1 ·
REQUEST FOR QUOTE 1. Request for Quote (RFQ)
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with RFO Part 12. This announcement constitutes only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number W9124M-27-Q-A001 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) for Aerial Ignition/burn in support of Ft Stewart DPW forestry efforts.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.
Solicitation Number: W9124M-27-Q-A001
Solicitation Issue Date: 26AUG2026
Contracting Officer: Curtis Hanna, curtis.r.hanna.civ@army.mil
Contract Specialist: Nichole Gaskin, nichole.v.gaskin.civ@army.mil
Proposal Due Date/Local Time: 15 SEP 2026 by 3:00PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the instructions for submission of offers in Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
Offerors are advised that all questions concerning this solicitation shall be sent in writing to the Contracting Officer, Curtis Hanna and Contract Specialist Nichole Gaskin, via e-mail. Questions received after 07SEP 2026, 12:00 PM EST may not be answered.
This Solicitation is 100% set-aside for Small Business. The NAICS Code is 115310 –Support Activities for Forestry and the business size standard is $12 million.
The Contracting Office is seeking to purchase services for a fully contractor operated and maintained, exclusive use helicopter to support the Fort Stewart Forestry Branch prescribed burning mission at Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield (FSGA/HAAF), Georgia. The Performance Work Statement (PWS) is included.
The contract period of performance (POP) will begin as shown in the schedule. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on Standard Form 1449. The Government anticipates a Firm-Fixed Price contract consisting of a base and two 1-year option periods.
NOTE: To receive an award resulting from this solicitation, Offerors MUST be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM).
Issued by: MICC - Fort Stewart
976 William H. Wilson Ave, Building 621, Suite 100
Fort Stewart GA 31314
Discount Term: ______________________________________________________
Offeror: ______________________________________________________
Total Price: ______________________________________________________
The Contractor is required to sign this document and return 1 copy to the issuing office. The contractor agrees to furnish and deliver all items and/or services set forth or otherwise identified above and on any additional sheets subject to the terms and conditions specified.
Signature of Offeror: ___________________________________________________
Name and Title of Signer: ___________________________________________________
Date Signed: ____________________________________________________________
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS: The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the Solicitation numbered and dated as follows:
AMENDMENT NO.
DATE
Amendments to this RFQ will be issued in the same manner as the initial RFQ with the exception that the amendment shall be identified under the Solicitation Number with the words “Amendment #” followed by the sequential number beginning with 01 and proceeding as necessary until the RFQ response date.
In accordance with FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds, FY 27 funds, are not presently available for this solicitation and resultant contract.
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ignition/Burn | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation |
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