BLM Water Scooper FW
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 140D8119R0011
- Agency
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Interior Business Center
Office of Policy Management and Budget, Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
- Place of performance
- for performance and proposal, delivery instructions
- More information
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Interior Departmental Offices Interior Business Center seeks to procure water scoopers to assist in wildland firefighting efforts. Offerors must demonstrate experience providing heavy-lift helicopters equipped with belly tanks or fixed tanks to scoop water from lakes, rivers, or reservoirs. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical qualifications, past performance, and price. Questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted by December 15, 2019, with final proposals due no later than January 3, 2020.
This competitive procurement utilizes no set-aside designations. The primary NAICS code is 481212 for nonscheduled air transportation, while the dominant PSC code covers aircraft maintenance and repair services. Incumbent contractors providing similar scooping capabilities to agencies like the Forest Service include companies such as Coulson Aviation (USA) Inc. and Conair Aviation. The resulting single-award, firm-fixed-price contract is expected to have a one-year base period of performance and a total value between $5-10 million, with all work taking place within areas impacted by wildfires across the western states.
Notice text
BLM Water Scooper FW
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Exclusive Use Fixed Wing Water Scooper, Fire Suppo | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| BLM Alaska Water Scooper FW | Special Notice |
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