5-State Helicopters, Inc.

5-State Helicopters, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged and veteran-owned business headquartered in Royse City, Texas, provides Type 1 rotary wing aviation services for wildland fire management operations as a prime contractor (98% of recent awards) across federal agencies, competing on full-and-open merit without set-aside protection. The vendor holds a $50 million Indefinite Delivery Contract with the National Interagency Fire Center running through December 31, 2034, and operates under NAICS 481211 (Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation) and PSC J107 (Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression).

5-State Helicopters' customer footprint is heavily concentrated with a single federal agency. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center accounts for 36 of 46 awards in the source (78% of award count) and $86.6 million of $88.1 million in combined potential value across the top four customer agencies (97% of portfolio value). The vendor has also worked with the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region (2 awards, $1.5 million for Type 1 helicopter wildfire suppression in 2026), the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (6 awards, $349 thousand), and the Federal Aviation Administration (1 award, $63 thousand). This concentration reflects a narrow, specialized market: aerial firefighting for U.S. Forest Service operations during wildfire seasons.

5-State Helicopters' recent capability work exemplifies its core portfolio. In April 2026, the Department of the Interior Idaho Region issued a $1.3 million delivery order for call-when-needed Type 1 helicopter flight services supporting wildfire suppression across five states, with place of performance at Ochopee, Florida. Between September 2025 and October 2025, the National Interagency Fire Center issued seven delivery orders under the parent $50 million IDIQ, each carrying firm-fixed-price values between $188,958 and $617,846 for rotary wing services including aerial firefighting with water drops, infrared fire detection, sling load operations, and personnel transport. Typical 2024 and 2023 orders from NIFC ranged from $86,532 to $423,837 and ran for compressed performance periods (typically two to four weeks during peak summer fire season). The vendor competes on unrestricted Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation across all recent awards, with no set-aside designation applied.

The vendor operates primarily under two parent vehicles. The National Interagency Fire Center's Type 1 Helicopter Support Services 2025-2034 IDIQ (awarded January 1, 2025) carries 8 task orders worth $4 million in combined potential value as of mid-2025. A Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA 12024B20G5000) carries 24 task orders totaling $4.8 million, though the source does not detail the contracting agency or scope for this vehicle. The vendor has also received task orders under three older Indefinite Delivery Contracts (140602802250, 55024B92049, and 55024B22212), representing the legacy of recurring seasonal contracts with the Forest Service before consolidation into the 2025–2034 vehicle.

Activity has been steady but small in absolute volume. The vendor received 6 awards in 2022, 8 in 2023, 10 in 2024, 8 in 2025, and 1 in 2026 year-to-date. Combined obligated dollars across all 57 awards total $17.3 million (19% of $91.4 million combined potential value), reflecting the call-when-needed nature of the work: the government issues delivery orders as fire suppression demand materializes each season. Only one award (the Department of Interior Idaho Region delivery order of $1.3 million) matures within the next twenty-four months, creating minimal recompete cliff exposure in the near term. The vendor's larger recompete risk is embedded in the $50 million parent IDIQ expiring December 31, 2034, which will reset competition at mid-decade if the government continues the program.

5-State Helicopters operates as a pure prime contractor footprint; the vendor carries one sub-award (2% of total), making it a specialized operator rather than a systems integrator or prime with meaningful subcontractor dependencies. The vendor was registered in SAM.gov in 2003, indicating a two-decade tenure in federal contracting for rotary wing services. This positioning reflects a niche capability — Type 1 helicopter operation for wildland fire — with narrow customer agency concentration, seasonal demand patterns, and commodity-like execution (firm-fixed-price, short-duration call orders) rather than complex program integration or technology development.

5-State Helicopters, Inc is located in Fate, TX. We specialize in providing nonscheduled chartered air transportation that may be necessary in an emergency or disaster. We also provide air transportation for commercial uses such as antenna, tower and steel, power line erecting as well as wildlife control. We have 43 years of experience and all of the equipment to perform the job. To view more on our Federal Contracting please visit Fedlinks 5-State Helicopters, Inc.