Bluesky Helicopters Inc.

Bluesky Helicopters Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in La Verne, California, provides Type III helicopter aerial firefighting and wildland fire support services to federal land management agencies as a prime contractor exclusively—operating from a single federal contract footprint with no subcontractor involvement. The company is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation competing in full-and-open procurements without set-aside designations, except for a $49.5 million Department of the Interior contract under total small business set-aside.

Bluesky's capability portfolio centers on specialized rotorcraft operations for wildland fire management: water and retardant drops, aerial reconnaissance, transportation of firefighters and equipment, prescribed burn support, and fire suppression on National Forest System lands and public domains across the continental United States. Representative recent work includes a $3.67 million delivery order from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (awarded July 2026) for helicopter flight services supporting the Department of the Interior wildland fire suppression mission through November 2026 under the Type 1 Helicopter Support Services 2025-2034 master IDIQ, a $903,752 delivery order from the National Interagency Fire Center (July 2024) for Type III helicopter services, and a $917,930.79 order (July 2024) for the same customer and vehicle.

Customer concentration is extreme: the National Interagency Fire Center accounts for 94 of 106 awards (88% of recent volume) with $131.7 million combined potential value, representing 57% of Bluesky's total potential value across all federal sources. The Department of the Interior ranks second by potential value at $49.5 million (one award, a multi-year IDC) but represents only one award by count. Five agencies comprise 100% of Bluesky's customer base; the Marine Corps and Forest Service represent four and one award respectively, both minor contributors.

Bluesky holds three parent vehicles anchoring its federal footprint. The Basic Ordering Agreement 12024B20G5008 carries 65 task orders worth $30.8 million combined potential value—the vendor's highest-volume vehicle. The Type 1 Helicopter Support Services 2025-2034 master IDIQ (issued January 1, 2025, extending through December 31, 2034) carries 27 task orders valued at $20.8 million and represents Bluesky's largest ceiling vehicle at $50 million. The Department of the Interior's On-Call Type III Helicopter Flight Services contract (May 2022 through April 30, 2027, $49.5 million ceiling) is the vendor's second-largest vehicle by ceiling value, though it has generated fewer task orders than the other vehicles. Bluesky also holds a $20 million National Interagency Fire Center Master IDIQ for Type III helicopter support services through 2032.

Activity has remained steady: 19 awards in 2022 rising to 24 in 2023, then settling at 23 in 2024 and 20 in 2025, with 8 awards recorded in 2026 as of the August 1 data point. Only one award faces completion within the next twenty-four months (combined potential value $3.7 million), indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. Combined obligated dollars reach $54 million (23% of combined potential value), reflecting the call-when-needed nature of wildfire support work—task orders are issued seasonally and on incident demand rather than as upfront funding commitments.

NAICS coding shows 95 awards under Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation, with 11 awards under Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation; PSC coding aligns, with 95 awards under Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression. Bluesky operates a federal footprint singularly focused on one customer's fire season needs and two parent vehicle mechanisms, with no diversification into other service lines, other agencies, or subcontracting roles.