USWFS EU T3 Helo Fire - Fort Wainwright, AK

The Department of the Interior, Interior Business Center seeks one fully contractor-operated and maintained exclusive-use rotary-wing helicopter equipped for natural resource and fire suppression missions in support of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, with proposals due November 17, 2026, and questions due October 30, 2026. This is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS 481211 (1,500-employee size standard); large business proposals will be deemed unacceptable.

Place of performance is Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The aircraft must meet minimum specifications: five insured passenger seats, 900-pound non-jettisonable payload at specified conditions, turbine engine, 130-knot VNE, skid landing gear, and 14 CFR 27 certification. Pricing is structured as a Single Award Indefinite Quantity with Economic Price Adjustment for insurance and Time and Material pricing for additional pay items, with firm fixed unit pricing for task orders. The base period runs April 1, 2027 through March 31, 2032 (five years), plus a six-month extension option. The exclusive-use period is 120 calendar days annually (May 6 through September 2). Annual pricing covers 120 guaranteed availability days and an estimated 200 dry flight hours annually; extension pricing covers 30 days availability and 75 extension flight hours. Estimated additional pay items total $36,295 for year one, increasing annually to $45,820 in year five. Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates apply for aerial services occupations including Airplane Pilot ($39.08/hour), First Officer ($35.58/hour), and Aerial Photographer ($19.52/hour), plus mandatory fringe benefits. Proposals must be submitted to lynn_herrman@ibc.doi.gov with contact 571-370-5750. Award is subject to funding availability; the Government reserves the right not to make an award.