Mission Mountain Flying Services LLC

Mission Mountain Flying Services LLC, a woman-owned, economically disadvantaged small business based in Kalispell, Montana, provides light fixed-wing aviation services to federal wildland fire management and natural resources agencies as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards), competing predominantly under total small business set-asides. The company operates as a for-profit Subchapter S corporation structured as a limited liability partnership, with core capabilities in aerial reconnaissance, personnel and cargo transport, aerial supervision, fire retardant application, and aerial ignition for wildland fire suppression and forest health protection operations.

Mission Mountain Flying Services LLC's customer base is heavily concentrated with the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management division through the National Interagency Fire Center, which accounts for 34 awards and $30.3 million in combined potential value across 98% of the prime footprint. The Department of the Interior Interior Business Center contributes five awards valued at $22.5 million, with the remainder split among the Forest Service's Northern Region, the Natural Resources Conservation Service's Western Region, and the Fish and Wildlife Service. Recent representative work includes a $226,560 delivery order awarded February 23, 2026, for Region 4 Forest Health Protection light fixed-wing services under a $17 million national IDIQ through December 31, 2029; a $1.025 million delivery order from June 2024 for Region 1 Forest Health Protection services with Missoula, Montana, place of performance; and a $53,278 BPA call from USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service for Food Security Act compliance flights awarded September 2025.

Mission Mountain Flying Services LLC holds two principal vehicle positions. A $17 million multiple-award indefinite-delivery contract for national light fixed-wing services, awarded January 1, 2024, and running through December 31, 2033, under a total small business set-aside funds most recent activity and carries five delivery orders valued at $2.3 million combined. A $9.982 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Department of the Interior for on-call fixed-wing aircraft rental, awarded May 19, 2023, and completing December 31, 2027, supports two recent calls totaling $56,155. A basic ordering agreement valued at $943,000 across 23 task orders provides historical structure for seasonal fire-season demand surges through the National Interagency Fire Center.

Activity peaked in 2023 with 16 awards, declined to four awards in 2024 and one in 2025, with three awards so far in 2026. Only one award ($26,307) faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in that window but reflecting the vendor's reliance on renewal or extension of its two primary vehicle positions — the $17 million IDIQ and the $9.982 million Interior BPA — to sustain forward pipeline. The vendor operates exclusively in the western United States, with primary operations centered in Kalispell and Ronan, Montana, and Missoula, Montana and Boise City, Oklahoma, as secondary performance locations. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $3.4 million against $53.4 million in combined potential value, indicating the footprint is dominated by ceiling values and task-order delivery mechanisms rather than fully committed spend.

Aviation Contractor for the Forest Service, Back Country Flights, Scenic Flights, Fish and Game, Charter Flights, Commercial Flight Services