Helicom LLP

Helicom LLP, a small business partnership based in St. Ignatius, Montana, operates as a prime contractor providing helicopter operations, aerial firefighting, and mobile communications support for wildland fire management to the U.S. Forest Service, competing entirely under total small business set-asides across its federal footprint.

Helicom's capability portfolio is concentrated and specialized. The vendor delivers helicopter operations support, aerial reconnaissance, personnel transport, and mobile communications units equipped with certified personnel and logistical support to enable wildland fire suppression, all-hazard incident response, and prescribed project work. Representative prime work includes a $118,163 delivery order from Forest Service Region 1 (Northern Region) issued July 27, 2026, for helicopter operations, aerial firefighting, and mobile communications support at Dillon, Montana, with completion by September 15, 2026; a $43,038 delivery order for helicopter operations and communications support in Forest Service Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region) completed in John Day, Oregon; and a $41,884 delivery order for wildland firefighting support at Dillon, Montana awarded July 5, 2022. The vendor also holds four multiple-award indefinite delivery contracts, all total small business set-aside vehicles, with combined ceilings of $1.5 million and performance periods extending through May 2029. Two of these IDCs, each valued at $500,000 and awarded February 6, 2026, cover mobile communications units and helicopter operations support for Region 13 (the National Zone encompassing Forest Service Regions 1 through 6); two earlier IDCs, each valued at $250,000 and awarded May 2024, similarly support mobile communications and helicopter operations across the National Zone.

Customer concentration is absolute and monolithic. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center accounts for 20 of 33 awards and $2.6 million of the $2.9 million combined potential value across the vendor's portfolio (89% of awards and 90% of dollars). The Forest Service Region 1 (Northern Region) and Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region) together represent the remaining awards. The vendor has delivered no sub-award work and operates exclusively as a prime contractor. Across Helicom's footprint, 32 of 33 awards carry the PSC code for natural resources and conservation — forest-range fire suppression and presuppression, with 20 awards classified under NAICS 488190 (other support activities for air transportation). Recent activity shows two awards in the past two months and one award in 2025, following six awards in 2024 and lower frequency in prior years. The vendor has obligated $631 thousand against combined potential value of $2.9 million, representing 22% execution, indicating that a substantial portion of the awarded ceiling capacity remains available for task orders.

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