Brainerd Helicopter Services Inc.

Brainerd Helicopter Services Inc. is a woman-owned small business subchapter S corporation located in Brainerd, Minnesota, specializing in providing Type III helicopter flight services primarily to federal agencies involved in wildland fire management. The company offers comprehensive aviation support for firefighting and emergency response operations, leveraging its expertise in rotary-wing aircraft services. Registered in SAM.gov since 2003, Brainerd Helicopter Services has established itself as a critical provider of specialized aerial support for federal agencies like the U.S. Forest Service and Department of the Interior.

The company provides an extensive range of helicopter services focused on wildland firefighting operations, including fire monitoring, bucket work, prescribed burns, aerial ignition, rappel, and short-haul capabilities. Its federal contract awards have consistently been non-set-aside contracts, primarily from the National Interagency Fire Center, Department of Agriculture Forest Service, and Department of the Interior. The contract values range from small task orders of $17,000 to larger contracts exceeding $5 million, demonstrating the company's versatility in supporting fire management and aviation programs. Brainerd Helicopter Services has performed helicopter services across multiple locations including Brainerd, Minnesota; Rolla, Missouri; Pocatello, Idaho; and Beckley, West Virginia, providing critical aerial support for fire suppression, project work, law enforcement, and administrative missions.

Brainerd Helicopter Services holds four significant Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contracts that enable federal agencies to quickly procure specialized aviation support. These include a $30 million multiple-award IDV with the National Interagency Fire Center for Type 3 helicopter services from 2023 to 2032, a $49.5 million multiple-award IDV with the Department of the Interior for on-call Type III helicopter flight services from 2022 to 2027, and two single-award IDVs with the National Interagency Fire Center valued at $3.5 million each. These contracts allow the company to provide Type III helicopter flight services, personnel, and equipment to support wildland firefighting operations, with task orders issued for fire suppression, monitoring, aerial firefighting, and related resource activities across public lands. The IDVs demonstrate the company's critical role in supporting national wildfire management efforts through flexible, on-demand aviation capabilities.

Helicopter Services including fire suppression, powerline patrol, gas line patrol, LiDar/mapping, charter service.