Helicopter Support Services Market Research

The U.S. Forest Service is seeking information from Alaskan vendors that can provide helicopter support services for fire operations, aerial ignition, short-haul, rappel, surveillance, reconnaissance, and related missions to inform a possible MATOC on-ramp.

United States of America > AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF > FOREST SERVICE > INCIDENT PROCUREMENT AVIATION BRANCH


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1202SA-2026-IPAB-001
Nov 16, 2026 09:00 PM
Oct 30, 2026 03:01 PM
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jermain.compton@usda.gov
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This Sources Sought notice is for market research only, not a solicitation or request for proposals or quotes. The U.S. Forest Service is seeking information from Alaskan vendors capable of providing helicopter support for missions including fire suppression and monitoring, initial attack, prescribed fire and aerial ignition, short-haul, rappel, limited non-threatening law-enforcement surveillance, reconnaissance, and related administrative and resource activities. Responses will help the Government assess whether to issue an on-ramp to its existing Multiple Award Task Order Contract. The described contract models include call-when-needed aircraft and crews at pre-negotiated rates, and exclusive-use aircraft and crews dedicated to the Government for a defined period.

Classification Codes
NAICS481211Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
PSCF003Forest/Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression Services
Smart Codes
helicopter fire suppressionhelicopter aerial ignitionhelicopter reconnaissance
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Service Only
Timeline
Nov 16, 2026 09:00 PM-Response Deadline
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