InterAgency Aerial Services IDIQ

This solicitation and any resulting contract(s) are for the purpose of obtaining helicopter-based aerial services described herein (note that services using fixed wing aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicles are not being solicited for this contract).  All services procured shall be accomplished in a safe, effective, environmentally aware manner and in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

The intent of this solicitation and any resulting contract(s) is to support natural resource management activities and restoration initiatives, including, but not limited to fuels reduction, watershed protection and restoration, wildlife habitat improvement, native and desirable plant community protection and improvement. 

Services under the resulting contracts would be obtained for the following types of work:         

(a) application of herbicides or biological control agents to invasive plant infestations, (b) provide rehabilitation/restoration services by seeding or applying soil amendments (e.g. soil micro-organisms or fertilizer), mulch, etc. (c) aerial surveys or monitoring of forested or rangeland plant communities to assess conditions, and  (d) provide aerial services to fly in and fly out materials, supplies, and equipment for ground-based projects when there are no other easily accessible means of transport for these items. Services for specific projects would be obtained under individual Task Orders applied against this contract(s).

Work could occur anywhere within or around the boundaries of the:

• Salmon-Challis National Forest in central Idaho, including Butte, Custer and Lemhi Counties outside of wilderness areas.
• Salmon Field Office BLM in central Idaho in Lemhi County
• Challis Field Office BLM, in central Idaho including Custer and Lemhi Counties
• Boise National Forest, in west central Idaho, including Ada, Boise, Elmore, Gem, Valley, and Washington Counties
• Sawtooth National in central Idaho, including Blaine, Boise, Camas, Cassia, Custer, Elmore, Oneida, Power and Twin Falls Counties in Idaho and Box Elder County in Utah

Other federal jurisdictions could also participate in this acquisition if it meets their procurement needs and if these fit within the scope of the contract and contract specifications.