Coastal Helicopters, LLC

Coastal Helicopters, LLC is a for-profit limited liability company specializing in providing comprehensive helicopter services to federal agencies, primarily in the western United States. The company focuses on critical aviation support for wildland fire management, search and rescue, infrastructure maintenance, and related operational missions. While specific details about the company's founding or headquarters are not provided in the federal award records, the vendor is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and has been actively receiving federal contracts since 2014.

Through its federal contract awards, Coastal Helicopters, LLC has demonstrated extensive expertise in providing Type I, II, and III helicopter services across multiple federal agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service, Department of the Interior, and Bureau of Land Management. The company's contracts have encompassed a wide range of mission-critical activities such as fire suppression, wildfire monitoring, search and rescue operations, infrastructure maintenance, and radio repeater support missions. Most of the company's contracts have been firm fixed-price delivery orders without specific small business set-aside designations, though one of its IDVs (140D8022D0083) was a total small business set-aside. The contracts have varied in value from minimal amounts like $3,920 to significant awards approaching $2.3 million, consistently supporting federal land management and emergency response efforts.

Coastal Helicopters, LLC holds several significant Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contracts that underscore its strategic importance in federal aviation support. These include a $50 million Helicopter Support Services - Type 2 IDV with the U.S. Forest Service (running from January 2024 through December 2033), a $20 million Type 3 Helicopter Support Services IDV with the National Interagency Fire Center (2023-2032), a $49.5 million On-Call Type III Helicopter Flight Services IDV with the Department of the Interior (2022-2027), and a $7.5 million Basic Ordering Agreement with the Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management organization. These IDVs enable Coastal Helicopters to provide flexible, on-demand helicopter services across multiple agencies, with task orders supporting diverse missions including fire suppression, search and rescue, infrastructure maintenance, and specialized aerial support for radio repeater and monitoring operations.