Aspen Helicopters Inc.
Oxnard, CA
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- Z6EFDFFV6C83
- CAGE
- 0FEG2
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- SBA certifications
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Veteran-Owned Small Business– · CurrentService Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business– · Current
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
- 481111 Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
- 481112 Scheduled Freight Air Transportation
- 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
- 481219 Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation
- 488190 Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
- 541360 Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services
- 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2899 W 5th St, Oxnard, CA 93030, USA
- Website
- aspenhelo.com
- Founded
- 1988
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Transportation
- Airlines
- SIC code
- 45 Transportation by Air
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $3,345,748 |
| FY2025 | $6,569,765 |
| FY2024 | $4,462,663 |
| FY2023 | $6,049,586 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Interior | $1,631,345 | |
| 2 | Department of the Navy | $1,103,963 | |
| 3 | Department of Agriculture | $479,628 | |
| 4 | Department of Commerce | $130,812 |
Contract vehicles
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leidos, Inc. | FA807525F0034 | $200,000 | |
| HII Mission Technologies Corp | N6426720F3001 | $280 | |
| American Systems Corporation | N0017422F3002 | $44,880 | |
| Mantech SRS Technologies, Inc. | N6247322F5136 | $35,732 | |
| HII Mission Technologies Corp | N6426720F3001 | $280,000 |
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Similar vendors
| Vendor | Location | Primary NAICS |
|---|---|---|
| Bluesky Helicopters Inc. | La Verne, CA | 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation |
| Rogers Helicopters Inc. | Fresno, CA | 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation |
| Firehawk Helicopters | Leesburg, FL | 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation |
| Elkhorn Aviation, Inc. | Baker City, OR | 115310 Support Activities for Forestry |
| C 3 M | Salem, VA | 488190 Other Support Activities for Air Transportation |
About the company
Aspen Helicopters Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business and veteran-owned small business based in Oxnard, California, provides rotary-wing aviation services—including aerial firefighting, emergency transport, personnel and cargo movement, specialized recovery operations, and aircraft rental—as a prime contractor to federal land management, defense, and environmental agencies under predominantly set-aside and full-and-open vehicles. The company is certified SDVOSB and VOSB through December 26, 2027, and operates from its Oxnard headquarters with internal pilot and crew resources, delivering aviation services nationwide without reliance on subcontractors for core helicopter delivery.
Aspen's customer concentration is anchored to wildland fire management and natural resource agencies. The top five customer agencies by award count account for 61% of recent awards, led by the Department of Interior Departmental Offices (305 awards), the Department of Interior National Park Service Pacific West Region (86 awards, $1.6 million combined potential value), and Naval Sea Systems Command (60 awards, $1.9 million combined potential value). By dollar potential value, however, the ranking shifts markedly: the Department of Agriculture's National Interagency Fire Center dominates with 39 awards worth $151.7 million combined potential value—roughly 39% of the vendor's total $389.3 million combined potential value across all awards. The Department of Interior Interior Business Center (29 awards, $76.4 million potential value) and Naval Air Systems Command (26 awards, $60 million potential value) follow. This divergence signals that Aspen places many small task orders against Department of Interior vehicles but anchors most dollars to large fire-suppression and helicopter-support IDIQs with NIFC and the Navy.
Aspen holds positions on multiple parent vehicles spanning fire suppression, general aviation transport, and specialized missions. The vendor's seat on Indefinite Delivery Contract 801477 has generated 65 task orders; an interior Business Center BPA (IND17PA00005) carries 40 task orders worth $800 thousand combined potential value; Indefinite Delivery Contract 801197 generated 39 task orders; another Interior Business Center BPA (IND12PA00048) produced 38 task orders worth $309 thousand; and a third major IDC (140695801644) generated 37 task orders. Concrete representative work includes a $151.7 million National Interagency Fire Center multiple-award IDIQ for Type II and Type III helicopter support services through 2033, a $49.5 million Department of Interior on-call Type III helicopter flight services IDIQ through April 2027 serving National Park Service operations at Channel Islands National Park and San Clemente Island, a $7.4 million single-award Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement contract for exclusive-use helicopter services (Camarillo operations) through March 2028, and a $7.5 million Air Force Space Command BPA for aircraft support during inclement weather for space launches through April 2028. Task order examples under these vehicles include a $979.868 thousand exclusive-use Type III helicopter services order from US Pacific Fleet Forces for San Clemente Island operations (May 2026–April 2027, set-aside for total small business), a $1.526 million Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Type III helicopter services delivery order (March 2026, complete March 2027), and dozens of sub-$150,000 aircraft rental calls from Naval Sea Systems Command, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Park Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for marine research, Navy testing, and park operations.
Award activity has remained relatively flat over the past five years—25 awards in 2022, 28 in 2023, 24 in 2024, 29 in 2025, and 16 through late September 2026—with total awards (prime and sub) reaching 854 across 41 customer agencies. Sixteen awards worth $18.3 million combined potential value face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete exposure primarily tied to Department of Interior park operations and fire-support contracts. Aspen competes across both set-aside (total small business predominant) and full-and-open vehicles; of 854 recent awards, 99% are prime contracts and IDVs, with only 9 sub-awards under primes such as Leidos, HII Mission Technologies, American Systems Corporation, ManTech SRS Technologies, and New England Aquarium Corporation, indicating the vendor operates predominantly as a prime and builds its own delivery teams rather than feeding into larger integrators.
Service Contract Inventory data capture SCI-reportable federal service work at $8.3 million total invoiced across FY2022–FY2025 (FY2022: $2.1 million, FY2023: $2.1 million, FY2024: $1.9 million, FY2025: $2.3 million), with workforce scaled to 4–5 FTEs across those fiscal years on prime contracts. On federal services contracts captured in SCI, median government-paid rates ran around $237/hr, with senior labor pricing reaching the $322/hr range and entry rates around $188/hr. The SCI subset reflects a small slice of Aspen's federal revenue footprint; the vast majority of the vendor's $389.3 million combined potential value is delivered through equipment, goods (aircraft), and aircraft-hour contracts rather than service contracts above the $150,000 SCI threshold, and excludes classified work and non-federal revenue.
Aspen competes predominantly under total small business set-asides on delivery orders and BPA calls, particularly for interior and park-service work, while competing full-and-open on larger fire-suppression IDIQs and defense contracts. The vendor's market posture is specialized and concentrated: rotary-wing aviation services for natural resource management, emergency response, and defense support, with geographic footprint anchored to California and nationwide subordinate operational performance. The company's established seats on multi-million-dollar IDIQs with NIFC, Interior, BSEE, and the Navy position it as an incumbent in federal helicopter procurement, particularly for firefighting and marine environmental operations.
SBA capabilities narrative
Helicopter and Airplane contract, charter, maintenance, and fuel sales.
Quick answers
Is Aspen Helicopters Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Aspen Helicopters Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through January 6, 2027.
Which SBA certifications does Aspen Helicopters Inc. hold?
Aspen Helicopters Inc. holds Veteran-Owned Small Business and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business certifications from the SBA.
Which contract vehicles does Aspen Helicopters Inc. hold?
Aspen Helicopters Inc. holds a place on 4 federal contract vehicles, including On-Call Type III Helicopter Flight Services 2022 - 2027 and Type 3 Helicopter Support Services 2023 - 2032.
How much has Aspen Helicopters Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $6,569,765 to Aspen Helicopters Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $20,427,763 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Aspen Helicopters Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Aspen Helicopters Inc. ranked #9 in PSC V211, #25 in PSC V221 and #37 in NAICS 481211 in FY2025.
What is Aspen Helicopters Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Aspen Helicopters Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is On-call small helicopter flight services in support of the U.S. Department of the interior/national park service, santa… (140D0426FP174), from Interior Business Center (DO), on September 30, 2026.
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