BLM Exclusive Use HELO Fire - Type 3 Upper Yukon and Galena Fire Zones

The Bureau of Land Management seeks to award two Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts to obtain one light rotary aircraft each for wildland fire activities in the Upper Yukon and Galena Fire Zones in Alaska. Minimum aircraft requirements include having five insured passenger seats excluding the pilot, a turbine engine, skid landing gear, and a maximum airspeed of 130 knots. The solicitation will be posted in November 2023 with a closing date in mid-December. The Upper Yukon contract period is April 1, 2024 through March 30, 2029 with a 90-day exclusive use period annually from April 25 through July 23. The Galena contract period is May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2029 with a 90-day exclusive use period annually from May 11 through August 8.

This pre-solicitation notice involves a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 481211 for helicopter services. The current incumbents are TEMSCO Helicopters for Upper Yukon and Pathfinder Aviation for Galena. No award values or budgets are specified, but the contracts would provide exclusive use helicopter services to support wildland fire activities in the designated fire zones in Alaska for the stated multi-year periods.