Misty Fjords Air And Outfitting, Inc.

Misty Fjords Air And Outfitting, Inc. Airline Division, a veteran-owned small business headquartered in Ketchikan, Alaska, operates as a prime contractor providing on-call fixed-wing air transportation services to federal agencies across Alaska, competing predominantly under total small business set-asides on delivery orders and two active indefinite delivery contracts worth a combined $27.6 million.

The company's federal footprint is dominated by the National Interagency Fire Center, which accounts for 106 awards (57% of recent activity) valued at $18.4 million in combined potential value, predominantly supporting wildland fire management, personnel and equipment transport, and aerial surveys across remote Alaskan terrain. The Department of Interior Interior Business Center is the second-ranked customer by dollar volume, anchoring the portfolio with ten awards and $58.6 million in combined potential value—substantially all of which derives from an $18.6 million multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract awarded April 1, 2026, designated as total small business and extending through March 31, 2031. The Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center contributes 20 awards ($208 thousand combined potential value) supporting stream gage maintenance and scientific research operations. Three additional customers—the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R10-Alaska Region, the Interior Business Center, and the USGS Office of Acquisitions and Grants—round out the active set, accounting for 49 awards (26% of volume) and $1.8 million in combined potential value. The top five customers account for 94% of recent awards.

Misty Fjords Air operates under two primary parent vehicles. A Basic Ordering Agreement (1202SA21G5703) generates 103 task orders valued at $808 thousand in combined potential value. A single-award National Light Fixed Wing Services Indefinite Delivery Contract awarded by the National Interagency Fire Center on July 1, 2025 (ceiling $9 million, expiring December 31, 2033) supports delivery orders for personnel transport, equipment logistics, and incident support. A blanket purchase agreement (AG0116B159033) places 16 task orders ($373 thousand combined potential value). Individual delivery orders have ranged from under $1,500 to $53,310, reflecting the on-call nature of the aviation mission set.

Recent activity shows a stable operational posture across the five-year window: 30 awards in 2022, 29 in 2023, 27 in 2024, 27 in 2025, and four awards year-to-date in 2026. Only one award ($25 thousand combined potential value) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. The portfolio carries $79 million in combined potential value against $2.7 million in combined obligated dollars, reflecting the early stage of the newly awarded Interior Business Center IDC and the structure of on-demand aviation work.

Misty Fjords Air self-performs all work without major subcontractors, operating fixed-wing aircraft from Ketchikan to support scientific research, wildland fire operations, subsistence transport, and emergency response across Alaska's remote regions. The company's capability set is concentrated in two primary NAICS categories—Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation (118 awards) and Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation (67 awards)—and carries FAA Part 121 or Part 135 certification requirements. Work is performed from Ketchikan, with places of performance distributed across Alaska's remote areas where traditional transportation infrastructure is unavailable.