Capitol Helicopters, Inc.
McClellan Park, CA
- UEI
- WEE9JH5FVH81
- CAGE
- 88Q75
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 4933 Bailey Loop, McClellan Park, CA 95652, USA
- Website
- capitolhelicopters.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Transportation
- Airlines
- SIC code
- 45 Transportation by Air
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 | $23,027,742 |
| FY2025 | $27,501,058 |
| FY2024 | $13,869,775 |
| FY2023 | $9,526,917 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Agriculture | $23,027,742 |
Contract vehicles
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0901-090126 N493NC PKG-73497 | Forest Service | $21,606 | |
| 0901-091726 N605NC PKG-73484 | Forest Service | $701,364 | |
| 0901-090726 N530NC PKG-73270 | Forest Service | $111,231 | |
| 0828-083126 N530NC PKG-72952 | Forest Service | $73,543 | |
| 0816-083126 N493NC PKG-73167 | Forest Service | $284,328 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Capitol Helicopters, Inc., a woman-owned small disadvantaged business based in McClellan Park, California, operates as a prime contractor providing Type 1, 2, and 3 helicopter support services for wildland firefighting, search and rescue, and emergency response operations to the National Interagency Fire Center and other federal land management agencies. The company competes full-and-open on all major vehicle awards and does not use subcontractors for helicopter operations, delivering all services directly using its own fleet.
Capitol Helicopters operates four major indefinite delivery contracts with combined ceiling values exceeding $229.5 million: a $50 million Type 1 Helicopter Support Services contract running through December 2034, a $50 million Type 2 contract through December 2033, an $80 million Type 3 contract through December 2032, and a $49.5 million on-call Type III helicopter flight services contract through April 2027 held with the Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center under a Total Small Business set-aside. The company's customer concentration is extreme—the National Interagency Fire Center accounts for 118 awards representing $272.1 million (84%) of the $325.5 million combined potential value across all federal work. The Department of the Interior accounts for $51.8 million additional potential value, while the Department of Agriculture Forest Service contributes $1.6 million, representing 100% of the company's federal award footprint by funding agency.
Recent representative delivery orders include a $7.89 million Total Small Business set-aside for Type 1 helicopter support at Boise, Idaho (awarded May 2025, ultimate completion December 2029), a $6.42 million Total Small Business set-aside for Type 1 operations at Libby, Montana (May 2025, completion December 2029), and a $4.31 million delivery order for Type 3 services at Rolla, Missouri (February 2025, completion December 2029), all firm fixed-price orders. The company also holds recurring short-duration task orders ranging from approximately $17,000 to $701,000, with completion dates clustered in late summer and fall of each fiscal year.
The vendor's activity volume peaked in 2023 at 31 awards and has since declined to 19 awards in 2026, tracking the seasonal nature of federal wildland firefighting operations. Over the past five years (2022–2026), Capitol Helicopters received 121 awards, with 2022 and 2024 each delivering 24 to 27 awards and 2023 delivering 31. The recompete cliff over the next twenty-four months is minimal—only eight awards with combined potential value of $1.2 million reach ultimate completion, indicating that the four major parent vehicles carry multi-year task-order ceilings and extended completion dates through 2029–2034.
The company operates across 79 task orders under the Basic Ordering Agreement 12024B20G5009 (a National Interagency Fire Center vehicle), 17 task orders under Type 1, 14 under Type 3, and 9 under Type 2 helicopters support services. Service Contract Inventory data captures only two fiscal years of federal services activity (FY2022–FY2023), showing $3.3 million invoiced in FY2022 and $3.1 million in FY2023 with median government-paid rates around $605.66 per hour, reflecting pilot and crew labor on SCI-reportable contracts. No SCI-reportable invoicing appears in FY2024 or FY2025, consistent with Capitol Helicopters' shift toward task-order-based delivery under the indefinite delivery vehicles, where labor is typically embedded in firm fixed-price orders rather than captured as separate service contracts. The vendor maintains no subcontractor engagement on helicopter delivery orders, operating the full service delivery chain in-house.
Quick answers
Is Capitol Helicopters, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Capitol Helicopters, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through September 25, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Capitol Helicopters, Inc. hold?
Capitol Helicopters, Inc. holds a place on 4 federal contract vehicles, including Helicopter Support Services - Type 2, On-Call Type III Helicopter Flight Services 2022 - 2027 and Type 1 Helicopter Support Services 2025-2034.
How much has Capitol Helicopters, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $27,501,058 to Capitol Helicopters, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $73,925,492 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Capitol Helicopters, Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Capitol Helicopters, Inc. ranked #14 in PSC F0, #25 in NAICS 481211 and #25 in NAICS 481212 in FY2025.
What is Capitol Helicopters, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Capitol Helicopters, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is 0901-090126 N493NC PKG-73497 (1202SA26M1247), from Forest Service, on September 1, 2026.
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