Guidance Air Service LLC
Prescott, AZ
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 6540 Crystal Ln, Prescott, AZ 86301, USA
- Website
- guidanceair.com
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $0-$1M
- 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 | $2,876,041 |
| FY2025 | $2,756,766 |
| FY2024 | $2,478,817 |
| FY2023 | $1,100,244 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Agriculture | $1,681,525 | |
| 2 | Department of the Interior | $1,194,517 |
Contract vehicles
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Call when needed (united states department of agriculture-forest service) helicopter flight service in support of the… | Interior Business Center (DO) | $943,702 | |
| 0501-051426 N7115S PKG-71119 | Forest Service | $168,160 | |
| 0416-043026 N7115S PKG-70934 | Forest Service | $225,848 | |
| 0401-041526 N7115S PKG-70814 | Forest Service | $151,464 | |
| USGS tribal horse surveys | Interior Business Center (DO) | $149,999 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Guidance Air Service LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Prescott, Arizona, delivers specialized helicopter support services to federal natural-resource agencies as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards), competing exclusively in the full-and-open market with no set-aside category designations on individual delivery orders. The company is structured as a partnership or limited liability partnership and operates Type 1, 2, and 3 rotorcraft for wildland fire suppression, aerial reconnaissance, animal capture and eradication, and specialized aerial survey missions.
Customer concentration is extreme: the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), a civilian division of the Department of Agriculture Forest Service, accounts for 42 of 47 awards (89% of total) and $71.4 million of the $83.7 million combined potential value across all federal work. The remaining five awards derive from Interior Business Center, Bureau of Land Management, US Geological Survey, and Fish and Wildlife Service — all Department of the Interior sub-agencies — totaling $12.3 million in potential value. This concentration reflects Guidance Air Service's specialization in the federal wildland fire and natural-resource management mission rather than diversified federal customer exposure.
Guidance Air Service holds three principal IDV positions. The Helicopter Support Services - Type 2 multiple-award IDIQ, a $50 million vehicle awarded January 1, 2024 and running through December 31, 2033, anchors the portfolio with 21 delivery orders valued at approximately $4 million in combined ceiling value. The Type 3 Helicopter Support Services 2023-2032 multiple-award IDIQ, a $10 million vehicle awarded April 12, 2023 and also running through December 31, 2032, carries 19 delivery orders valued at $4.9 million combined. A single-award Interior Business Center Blanket Purchase Agreement, valued at $11 million and running through April 30, 2030, has generated three BPA calls for tribal horse surveys, Mexican gray wolf capture operations, and wild burro aerial surveys under Total Small Business set-asides at the call level. Representative delivery orders under the Type 2 IDIQ include a $943,702 call from USDA Forest Service (Idaho Region) for wildland fire suppression support completing November 2026; a $225,848 call from NIFC for aerial fire suppression completing May 2026; and a $260,565 call from NIFC for helicopter support completing August 2025, all firm fixed price. Under the Type 3 IDIQ, a $3.2 million delivery order for Round Valley operations in Payson, Arizona extends through December 2028. Under the Interior BPA, representative calls include a $149,999 USGS tribal horse survey completing March 2027 and a $110,929 Fish and Wildlife Service Mexican gray wolf annual survey and capture in Magdalena, New Mexico completing August 2026, both Total Small Business set-asides.
Activity has declined year over year — 16 awards in 2023 to 6 in 2026 (through August) — reflecting the contract life-cycle pattern of an IDIQ-dependent vendor. Twenty awards with combined potential value of $2.8 million complete within the next twenty-four months, creating significant recompete exposure. The company operates as a direct rotorcraft operator with no named subcontractors on any award in the source data; all work is performed as prime contractor from Prescott, Arizona and subordinate operational bases (Payson, Arizona; Baker City, Oregon; and field locations across the Lower 48 States, Canada, and Mexico as mission demands). No federal contract sub-award footprint is present. Dollar obligation is low relative to potential value — $9.2 million obligated against $83.7 million potential — a typical profile for delivery orders under IDIQ vehicles where invoiced amounts trail ceilings.
Quick answers
Is Guidance Air Service LLC registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Guidance Air Service LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through June 15, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Guidance Air Service LLC hold?
Guidance Air Service LLC holds a place on 2 federal contract vehicles, including Helicopter Support Services - Type 2 and Type 3 Helicopter Support Services 2023 - 2032.
How much has Guidance Air Service LLC received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $2,756,766 to Guidance Air Service LLC in fiscal year 2025 and $9,211,869 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Guidance Air Service LLC rank among federal contractors?
Guidance Air Service LLC ranked #73 in NAICS 481212 and #87 in NAICS 481211 in FY2025.
What is Guidance Air Service LLC's most recent federal award?
Guidance Air Service LLC's most recent federal contract award is Call when needed (united states department of agriculture-forest service) helicopter flight service in support of the… (140D0426F0839), from Interior Business Center (DO), on August 10, 2026.
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