Skydance Helicopters Of Northern Nevada
Minden, NV
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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
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 101 Wass Way, Minden, NV 89423, USA
- Website
- skydanceheli.com
- Founded
- 1983
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Transportation
- Airlines
- SIC code
- 45 Transportation by Air
- 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 | $14,808,263 |
| FY2025 | $6,413,548 |
| FY2024 | $3,241,406 |
| FY2023 | $4,874,344 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Agriculture | $13,268,005 | |
| 2 | Department of the Interior | $1,540,257 |
Contract vehicles
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0916-092926 N381SH PKG-73606 | Forest Service | $358,539 | |
| 0901-091026 N1144C PKG-73246 | Forest Service | $365,553 | |
| 0901-090726 N391SH PKG-73229 | Forest Service | $268,316 | |
| 0901-091526 N381SH PKG-73453 | Forest Service | $437,680 | |
| 0816-083126 N1144C PKG-73133 | Forest Service | $928,068 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Skydance Helicopters Of Northern Nevada, Inc., operating as Skydance Helicopters, provides Type 1 helicopter support services for wildland fire suppression, aerial firefighting, and related aerial operations to federal land-management agencies as a prime contractor on a full-and-open basis. The company is a woman-owned small business and self-certified small disadvantaged business holding Department of Transportation–certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) status, headquartered in Minden, Nevada, with primary NAICS 493110 (Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation).
Skydance's federal footprint is concentrated almost entirely on the National Interagency Fire Center, a component of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The company holds a $50 million Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for Type 1 Helicopter Support Services, valid January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2034, and operates under an earlier Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA 12024B20G5058) that generated 37 task orders. Across 70 awards from NIFC, the company has been awarded $86.5 million in combined potential value; a single additional award of $5.5 million comes from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region for call-when-needed Type 1 helicopter fire suppression services. All awards were issued without set-aside designation, indicating open competition.
Representative work includes a $5.46 million firm fixed-price delivery order from NIFC's Idaho Region (awarded July 17, 2025, completion November 30, 2025) for Type 1 helicopter fire suppression services; multiple delivery orders ranging from $300,000 to $928,000 issued by NIFC in June through September 2026 for fire suppression, aerial ignition, short-haul operations, rappel services, and reconnaissance; and a $814,416.63 delivery order (August 31, 2025, completion December 31, 2029) under the parent 2025–2034 MATOC. Service scope is uniform across the portfolio: fire suppression, aerial firefighting, water and retardant drops, monitoring, aerial ignition, short-haul operations, rappel services, law enforcement surveillance, and reconnaissance activities, all performed from Minden, Nevada.
Activity has accelerated sharply in recent years — 13 awards in 2022, 11 in 2023, 12 in 2024, 6 in 2025, and 24 through mid-2026. The SCI dataset (which captures federal service contracts above $150,000) shows $5.5 million in invoiced revenue in FY2025 across 10.3 FTEs; SCI reporting was null in FY2022–FY2024, reflecting the vendor's role in equipment-heavy helicopter operations rather than staffing-intensive services. The vendor operates as a 100% prime contractor with no subcontract revenue stream; SCI-reported prime work carries 0% sub-hours share, indicating in-house delivery of all contracted services.
The MATOC structure, effective through 2034 with multiple one-year option periods, anchors Skydance's forward visibility. The vendor competes openly rather than under any set-aside category, and all recent delivery orders reflect firm fixed-price terms with completion dates extending through December 31, 2029 or December 31, 2034. The concentration on a single federal customer (NIFC represents 99% of awards and 100% of potential value) and a single capability domain (helicopter fire suppression services) creates a high-dependency profile offset by the ten-year MATOC structure and the recurring, seasonal demand cycle of wildland fire operations.
SBA capabilities narrative
wildlife capture/survey; geological survey; fire suppression; helicopter portable drilling; power line repair/construction; seismic survey/support; aerial filming
Quick answers
Is Skydance Helicopters Of Northern Nevada registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Skydance Helicopters Of Northern Nevada's SAM.gov registration is active through October 19, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Skydance Helicopters Of Northern Nevada hold?
Skydance Helicopters Of Northern Nevada holds a place on 1 federal contract vehicle: Type 1 Helicopter Support Services 2025-2034.
How much has Skydance Helicopters Of Northern Nevada received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $6,413,548 to Skydance Helicopters Of Northern Nevada in fiscal year 2025 and $29,337,560 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Skydance Helicopters Of Northern Nevada rank among federal contractors?
Skydance Helicopters Of Northern Nevada ranked #27 in PSC V221, #45 in NAICS 481212 and #86 in NAICS 4812 in FY2025.
What is Skydance Helicopters Of Northern Nevada's most recent federal award?
Skydance Helicopters Of Northern Nevada's most recent federal contract award is 0916-092926 N381SH PKG-73606 (1202SA26M1294), from Forest Service, on September 16, 2026.
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