Exclusive-Use Type 2 Helicopter Services

The Department of the Interior is seeking a contractor-operated and maintained Type 2 helicopter and crew for exclusive-use aviation services supporting wildland fire suppression and natural resource missions, based at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

United States of America > INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE > DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES > IBC ACQ SVCS DIRECTORATE (00004)


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140D0427R0119
Dec 18, 2026 08:00 PM
Nov 05, 2026 03:41 PM
5 years
Small Business
Request for Proposal (RFP)
Federal
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lynn_herrman@ibc.doi.gov
+15713705750
381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA, USA
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Description

The Department of the Interior’s United States Wildland Fire Service seeks one contractor-operated and maintained Type 2 medium helicopter for exclusive-use flight services supporting natural resource and fire missions. The contractor must provide the aircraft, qualified primary and relief crew, maintenance, and associated equipment. Missions include fire suppression, monitoring, initial attack, prescribed fire, aerial ignition, limited non-threatening law-enforcement surveillance and reconnaissance, and other administrative and resource activities. The aircraft must meet detailed seating, payload, equipment, avionics, safety, and operational requirements, including water/retardant buckets and external-load capability. The designated base is Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska, but the aircraft may be dispatched elsewhere in Alaska or the contiguous United States. The solicitation is a five-year IDIQ with annual 90-day exclusive-use periods and an option to extend services for up to six months. Proposals must include pricing, aircraft and pilot qualifications, organizational safety materials, and past-performance information.

Classification Codes
NAICS481211Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
PSCV221Passenger Air Charter Service
Smart Codes
helicopter charter serviceswildland fire suppression flightsrotary-wing aerial firefighting
Specifications
Supply & Service
Timeline
Dec 01, 2026 08:00 PM-Questions Due
Dec 18, 2026 08:00 PM-Proposal Submission Deadline
Requirements
Required
  • Aircraft passenger bodily injury or death — $75,000.00
  • Aircraft bodily injury or death to non-passengers — $75,000.00
  • Aircraft bodily injury or death to non-passengers, per occurrence — $300,000.00
  • Aircraft property damage — $100,000.00
  • Workers compensation
Scored
  • Minimum 1 reference
  • Within the last 3 years
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
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