Bristow LLC
Houston, TX Doing business as Era Helicopters LLC Part of Bristow Group, Inc.
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
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Its parent company, Bristow Group Inc., ranks:
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Parent
UM13FLUNKY36
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Parent
UM13FLUNKY36
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 3151 Briarpark Dr #700, Houston, TX 77042, USA
- Website
- bristowgroup.com
- Founded
- 1955
- Employees
- 1K-5K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1B-$10B
- 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 | $29,879,485 |
| FY2025 | $27,324,478 |
| FY2024 | $30,249,858 |
| FY2023 | $30,124,078 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Interior | $29,722,840 | |
| 2 | Department of Homeland Security | $156,645 |
Contract vehicles
No active vehicles.
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY27 helicopter flight services | Interior Business Center (DO) | $35,732,024 | |
| USCG flights | Interior Business Center (DO) | $111,000 | |
| FY26 bsee helicopter flight services | Interior Business Center (DO) | $32,000,000 | |
| USCG flights | Interior Business Center (DO) | $135,645 | |
| USCG flight service | Interior Business Center (DO) | $93,211 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Bristow LLC, doing business as Era Helicopters LLC, operates as a prime contractor providing helicopter flight services and offshore aviation support to federal agencies, with 100% of its federal award portfolio structured as prime contracts. The company is a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Houston, Texas (with operational bases in Lake Charles, Louisiana and New Orleans, Louisiana), and is a subsidiary of Bristow Group, Inc.
Bristow's federal portfolio centers on nonscheduled chartered passenger air transportation (132 awards) and nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation (15 awards), supporting offshore operations, regulatory inspections, emergency response, and environmental compliance monitoring across the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska regions. The company operates its own fleet of helicopters and personnel to transport personnel and cargo to offshore facilities, with capacity to service over 1,800 offshore facilities in the Gulf of Mexico. Representative work includes a $35.7 million delivery order from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement issued September 15, 2026, for FY27 helicopter flight services through September 30, 2027; a $32 million BSEE delivery order for FY26 services (August 15, 2025); and a $28.9 million BSEE delivery order for FY25 services (September 16, 2024), all issued under the parent $563 million indefinite delivery contract with BSEE and the U.S. Coast Guard running through September 30, 2031.
Customer concentration is extreme. The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement anchors 96% of the company's combined potential value across the portfolio (25 awards, $1.46 billion combined potential value), with the department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management contributing an additional $95.1 million from a single award. The Department of Homeland Security's Coast Guard ranks second by award count (27 awards) but represents only $12.2 million in combined potential value. The top five customers by dollar value account for approximately 96% of combined potential value. The indefinite delivery contract IND16PC00212 carries 20 task orders valued at $166.6 million, and contract 140D8021D0018 carries 13 task orders valued at $188.8 million; these two vehicles alone represent the vast majority of the company's federal helicopter aviation work.
Activity has remained flat to declining in recent years: two awards each in 2022 and 2024, one in 2023, three in 2025, and two in 2026. Only two awards (combined potential value $35.8 million) reach completion in the next twenty-four months, presenting limited near-term recompete exposure. Bristow operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of awards) with no subcontractor role in its federal footprint. The SCI dataset shows SCI-reportable invoiced revenue of $271.7 million across FY2022 through FY2025, with FY2024 peaking at $119.5 million. Federal-paid hourly rates on service contracts run high — a median of $4,501.45/hr with senior labor pricing through $6,080.15/hr — reflecting the specialized nature of offshore helicopter aviation operations and regulatory compliance support. Bristow reports zero sub-hours share across its SCI-reportable prime contracts, indicating vertically integrated delivery with owned assets and direct personnel rather than subcontract-dependent operations.
Quick answers
Is Bristow LLC registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Bristow LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through December 27, 2026.
Which contract vehicles does Bristow LLC hold?
Bristow LLC holds a place on 2 federal contract vehicles, including DOI Alaska On Call Helicopter Flight Services 2017-2021 and On-Call Helicopter Flight Services.
How much has Bristow LLC received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $27,324,478 to Bristow LLC in fiscal year 2025 and $117,577,899 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Bristow LLC rank among federal contractors?
Bristow LLC's parent company, Bristow Group Inc., ranked #5 in PSC V221, #7 in NAICS 481211 and #8 in PSC V2 in FY2025.
What is Bristow LLC's most recent federal award?
Bristow LLC's most recent federal contract award is FY27 helicopter flight services (140D0426FE002), from Interior Business Center (DO), on September 15, 2026.
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