Air Tactical Group Supervision (ATGS)

The Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center seeks Air Tactical Group Supervision (ATGS) Flight Services supporting the United States Wildland Fire Service, with proposals due October 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. Amendment 0003, issued September 29, 2026, addresses a Federal Aviation Administration rule change regarding Citation 500 Jets; offerors intending to submit these aircraft must propose them as single-pilot operations, and all amendments must be acknowledged by the deadline or risk offer rejection.

This is an IDIQ with a $500 minimum guarantee per awardee and a shared $300 million ceiling across all awardees. Place of performance spans the contiguous United States and Alaska, with deployment to multiple incident locations on short notice during fire season (typically June through October). The contract period begins December 22, 2026 and extends three years with prospective price redetermination periods thereafter.

Aircraft must be multi or single-engine turbine-powered airplanes certified under 14 CFR Part 23 or 25, with minimum cruise airspeed of 160 knots (On-Call) or 220 knots (Exclusive Use), four-hour endurance plus 30-minute reserve, 900-pound payload, and VFR/IFR/Day/Night/Known Ice certification. Contractors must hold a 14 CFR Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate and provide FAA-qualified pilots with minimum 1,500 total flight hours and 200 hours in mountainous terrain or equivalent mountain school training. Aircraft must include dual VHF-AM and three VHF-FM transceivers, GPS, IFR-certified navigation, automated flight following satellite tracking, weather radar, TCAS/TAS, ADS-B IN/OUT, and terrain awareness warning systems; Alaska operations require satellite telephone systems. Pricing covers daily availability rates for On-Call and Exclusive Use, plus additional pay items for extended standby, fuel, additional crew, and per diem across three contract years beginning December 22, 2026. NAICS 115310, PSC F003.