EXCLUSIVE USE (EU) HELICOPTER (HELO) Type III NON-FIRE RESOURCES FLIGHT SERVICE

This pre-solicitation notice seeks exclusive use helicopter flight services to support natural resource missions in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management requires one light turbine helicopter seating five passengers and meeting payload and airspeed requirements. The contractor must operate and maintain the aircraft from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2029, providing it for the government's exclusive use and control for approximately 100 days each year from May 22 to August 25. Questions from potential offerors must be directed to the specified contacts by email with a response deadline in mid-December.

The new solicitation will be issued as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 481211 with a response deadline in mid-December 2023. Services are currently provided by Pathfinder Aviation under an expiring contract with a ceiling of $3.75 million awarded at the task order level. The contractor will be required to operate and maintain the aircraft for approximately 100 days of use each year from May 22 to August 25 over the five-year period of performance.