Helifire LLC

Helifire LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Atlanta, Georgia, manufactures and sells aerial ignition spheres—specialized plastic devices containing ignition chemicals marketed as "Dragon Eggs"—exclusively to federal civilian agencies as a prime contractor competing in full-and-open federal markets. The company operates as a limited liability corporation and manufacturer of goods; it holds a $9 million indefinite-delivery contract with the National Interagency Fire Center and a $250,000 single-award blanket purchase agreement with the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, and competes predominantly on individual Forest Service purchase orders without seeking or relying on socioeconomic set-asides, though certain awards carry Total Small Business designations.

Helifire's capability footprint is narrow and specialized: Dragon Eggs are proprietary aerial ignition devices deployed from rotary-wing aircraft and unmanned aerial systems to conduct prescribed burns and wildfire suppression on federal lands. The company is the authorized distributor for SEI Industries LLC original equipment manufacturer Dragon Eggs. Recent representative work includes a $563,076 delivery order from the National Interagency Fire Center (May 2026) for 1,000 cases under the $9 million IDIQ contract awarded May 15, 2026; a $103,221 purchase order from the Forest Service Southern Region for prescribed-burn support in Mississippi (September 2025); and a $93,696 purchase order from Forest Service Job Corps for Green Dragons and accessories across five civilian conservation centers in Washington, Montana, Colorado, North Carolina, and Virginia (September 2024). A $108,070 purchase order from the Forest Service for Dragon Egg specifications and controlled-burn support in Rolla, Missouri completed in November 2025.

Customer concentration is extreme: the Department of Agriculture Forest Service accounts for the vast majority of both award count and dollar value. The top five customers by award count cover 87% of all awards; within that set, the Forest Service's National Interagency Fire Center anchors $9.6 million (88% of combined potential value) across just two awards—the new $9 million IDIQ and a May 2026 delivery order under it. The Forest Service's Regional operations (primarily Region 8–Southern Region with 17 awards totaling $471,000) dominate transaction volume but carry smaller individual order sizes. The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service contributes $250,000 through a single-award BPA for helicopter transport and Dragon Egg services at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, running through June 2028. The National Park Service also appears in the customer set through prior awards.

Activity declined from eight awards in 2022 to six in 2025, with only two awards visible in 2026 year-to-date; however, the introduction of the $9 million IDIQ with the National Interagency Fire Center in May 2026 represents material contract concentration risk and opportunity. That IDIQ specifies approximately 4,000 cases annually and runs through December 31, 2028, with a base period covering fiscal year 2026 and two one-year option periods through fiscal 2028. Only one award ($563,076) faces recompete within the next twenty-four months. Helifire has no subcontractor relationships—all 31 awards in the source are prime contracts, with no sub-award activity. The company's NAICS footprint reflects its product focus: Support Activities for Forestry (14 awards), Commercial and Industrial Machinery Repair and Maintenance (9 awards), and Small Arms and Ordnance Manufacturing (8 awards). PSC codes track Fire Control Equipment and Aircraft Bombing Fire Control Components. Helifire operates performance locations across the continental United States—Dunwoody, Georgia (corporate base), Rolla, Missouri, Potts Camp, Mississippi, Arkansas, and numerous Forest Service ranger districts and national forests in the South, Midwest, and Mountain West.