Mindwinder Incorporated
Reno, NV Doing business as Mindwinder Aviation
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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- Tranz-It Aviation LLC LJBUW6Q5QA65
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 5805 Alpha Ave, Reno, NV 89506, USA
- Website
- mindwinderaviation.com
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Aerospace & Defense
- SIC code
- 37 Transportation Equipment
- 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 | $3,714,114 |
| FY2025 | $5,842,933 |
| FY2024 | $4,000,805 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Agriculture | $3,714,114 |
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0916-091726 N42PH PKG-73531 | Forest Service | $13,831 | |
| 0901-090626 N425GT PKG-73323 | Forest Service | $80,668 | |
| 0901-091526 N42PH PKG-73349 | Forest Service | $148,485 | |
| 0901-091526 N322MA PKG-73436 | Forest Service | $349,707 | |
| 0816-083126 N322MA PKG-73039 | Forest Service | $331,675 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Mindwinder Incorporated, doing business as Mindwinder Aviation, a woman-owned and veteran-owned small business based in Reno, Nevada, delivers light fixed-wing aircraft services, pilots, and associated personnel and equipment to the National Interagency Fire Center for aerial firefighting and wildfire suppression as a prime contractor on a single high-value indefinite-delivery contract vehicle.
Mindwinder is a for-profit limited liability company that competes under a small-business set-aside on its parent indefinite-delivery contract and in full-and-open competition on individual task orders. The company holds a single named subsidiary, Tranz-It Aviation LLC, also woman-owned and small-business certified. Mindwinder's federal work is concentrated entirely in NAICS 484411 (Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation) and PSC code J309 (Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression).
Customer concentration is extreme: all 65 recent awards in the source footprint fund the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), with combined potential value of $144.6 million across 100% of awards. This single-agency, single-entity concentration reflects Mindwinder's exclusive role as a provider of aerial firefighting aircraft services within federal wildfire-management operations. The top parent vehicle is the National Light Fixed Wing Services Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC), issued January 1, 2024, with a $131 million ceiling, a ten-year performance period through December 31, 2033, and multiple-award set-aside for small businesses. Mindwinder holds 64 task orders under this IDC, valued at $13.6 million in combined potential obligations. Delivery orders from August and September 2026 range from $13,830.78 to $478,456.77, reflecting seasonal demand variation in firefighting operations. Earlier task orders across 2024 and 2025 ranged from approximately $12,600 to $571,200, all carrying fixed-price pricing with economic price adjustment and Reno, Nevada as place of performance.
Activity trajectory shows recent deceleration: 28 awards in 2024, 22 in 2025, and 15 so far in 2026, measured against the most recent award dated September 16, 2026. Forty-nine awards (combined potential value $9.8 million) face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing a recompete exposure window for the parent IDC and related task orders. The vendor obligated only $13.6 million against $144.6 million in combined potential value (9% realization rate), typical of delivery-order vehicles where ceiling values exceed near-term draw-downs; as of October 2026, most task orders carry December 31, 2026 completion dates, indicating seasonal draw-down of summer and early-fall firefighting activity.
Mindwinder has no subcontract footprint in the source data; all work is prime. The company competes on the small-business set-aside IDC itself and wins individual task orders under full-and-open competition against other set-aside holders on the same contract. This posture—exclusive reliance on a single federal customer, single contract vehicle, and single capability area—makes Mindwinder a specialist vendor in a niche market segment rather than a diversified federal contractor.
Quick answers
Is Mindwinder Incorporated registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Mindwinder Incorporated's SAM.gov registration is active through August 4, 2027.
How much has Mindwinder Incorporated received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $5,842,933 to Mindwinder Incorporated in fiscal year 2025 and $13,557,852 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Mindwinder Incorporated rank among federal contractors?
Mindwinder Incorporated ranked #40 in NAICS 481211, #69 in PSC F003 and #82 in PSC F0 in FY2025.
What is Mindwinder Incorporated's most recent federal award?
Mindwinder Incorporated's most recent federal contract award is 0916-091726 N42PH PKG-73531 (1202SA26M1265), from Forest Service, on September 16, 2026.
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