Request for Quote On-Call Smokejumper Pilot Servic

The Department of the Interior's Business Center is seeking an On-Call Smokejumper Pilot to operate a government-owned Viking Twin Otter DHC-6-300 aircraft for the Bureau of Land Management. The solicitation requires one highly qualified Pilot-in-Command with specific aviation credentials, including a commercial pilot certificate, multiengine and instrument ratings, and extensive flight experience of 1,500 total hours, including 200 multiengine PIC hours. The pilot will be based in Boise, ID and must be available to respond within 24 hours when called, with services primarily needed from March through September. Evaluation of quotes will be based on technical capability, past performance, and price, with non-price factors being significantly more important than price. Quotes are due by January 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time, with a contract period spanning from March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2029.

The contract is designated as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 488190 with a $40 million size standard. The government will guarantee a minimum of 90 duty days annually, with the contract structured as an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) with firm-fixed price and time & materials task orders. The incumbent contractor is currently operating under Contract 140D8021D0016. The pilot will be responsible for point-to-point transportation, smokejumper operations, and reconnaissance missions, with a 14-hour daily availability requirement. The contract includes a base period from March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026, with three potential one-year option periods that may be exercised around February 15 of each subsequent year. The contract will be administered by the Interior Business Center Acquisition Services Directorate located in Herndon, Virginia.