Alci Aviation LTD.

Alci Aviation LTD., a Canadian-based commercial air operator, provides specialized aircraft operations and instrumentation support to U.S. federal agencies as a prime contractor on a single-award NASA contract and as a subcontractor to Battelle Memorial Institute on Arctic research logistics. The vendor competes on full-and-open, non-set-aside procurements and does not hold SBA certifications.

Alci Aviation's footprint centers on remote-region airborne science operations. The company operates a Basler BT-67 ski-equipped aircraft configured for Arctic and high-altitude scientific research, offering aircraft charter, crew services, maintenance, insurance, and engineering support for instrument integration. On the prime side, NASA Ames Research Center awarded a $9 million sole-source indefinite-delivery contract on September 24, 2026, for Snow4Flow Earth Venture Suborbital-4 mission support spanning three Arctic campaigns from 2027 through 2029 across Northern Hemisphere regions including Alaska, the Yukon Territory, Svalbard, Greenland, and the Canadian High Arctic. Market research determined Alci Aviation was the only responsible source offering a Basler BT-67 in suitable science configuration for remote Arctic operations; the procurement was justified under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.103-1. Administrative oversight is located at Ames Research Center, California, with performance in Arctic regions. Preceding that award, NASA's Shared Services Center issued a $138,906 purchase order on June 1, 2026, for instrument integration and test flights on the same Snow4Flow mission, with engineering, integration, test, and deinstall phases completed by September 30, 2026. Alci Aviation also holds a current delivery order from Ames worth $85,570 for aircraft operations and instrumentation support running through April 30, 2027.

Customer concentration is narrow. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center accounts for $9.1 million in combined potential value across two awards (the IDC and one delivery order). The National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs represents four awards in the subcontract footprint, and NASA's Shared Services Center contributed one award. On the subcontractor side, Alci Aviation provides Basler aircraft charter and logistics support to Battelle Memorial Institute on Arctic Research Support and Logistics Services (ARSLS) work, with sub-awards dating to September 2022 for crew turnovers, station openings, and seasonal operations at Summit Station in Greenland.

Activity has been episodic — one sub award in 2022, one in 2023, two in 2025, and three in 2026 — with only one award (the $85,570 delivery order) completing within the next twenty-four months, representing minimal near-term recompete exposure. The $9 million Snow4Flow contract ceiling extends through September 2030 with a six-month extension option available, anchoring the vendor's medium-term federal revenue stream. Combined obligated funding across all awards stands at $722 thousand, reflecting early-stage task-order drawdown on a contract awarded less than three weeks ago. Place of performance is Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with field operations across Arctic regions.