Exclusive-Use Helicopter Flight Services

The Department of the Interior’s Interior Business Center is seeking exclusive-use Type 3 helicopter flight services, including aircraft, crew, fuel, and support equipment, for resource missions in Everglades National Park.

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


General
Open (active)
140D0426Q0654
Nov 23, 2026 03:00 PM
Oct 23, 2026 06:50 PM
$4,000,000.00
1 year base + 4 × 1 year options
Small Business
Request for Quote/Qualifications (RFQ)
Federal
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Contact
melanie_johnson@ibc.doi.gov
+10000000000
381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA, USA
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Description

The agency seeks contractor-operated and maintained exclusive-use helicopter services to transport personnel and cargo for natural-resource missions, including search and rescue, limited law-enforcement surveillance and reconnaissance, and related administrative activities. The contractor must provide one light turbine helicopter for the full exclusive-use period and a second aircraft on call, with at least two aircraft carded under the contract at all times. The scope also includes qualified pilots and relief crew, mechanic support, a fuel-servicing vehicle and fuel, and required aircraft equipment, maintenance, and operational support. The aircraft must meet detailed seating, payload, performance, certification, avionics, safety, and external-load requirements. The solicitation requests a five-year IDIQ contract, with a possible extension of up to six months. Offers are evaluated on technical capability, organizational safety, past performance, and total evaluated price. The solicitation is a total small-business set-aside and limits subcontracting under the applicable federal clause.

Classification Codes
NAICS481211Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
PSCV221Passenger Air Charter Service
Smart Codes
helicopter charter servicesaviation fuel servicinghelicopter external load operations
Specifications
Supply & Service
Timeline
Nov 06, 2026 05:00 PM-Questions Due
Nov 23, 2026 03:00 PM-Offers Due
Requirements
Required
  • Aircraft passenger bodily injury or death — $75,000.00
  • Aircraft passenger bodily injury or death per occurrence
  • Bodily injury or death of non-passengers — $75,000.00
  • Bodily injury or death of non-passengers per occurrence — $300,000.00
  • Property damage — $100,000.00
  • Workers' compensation
Scored
  • Within the last 3 years
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
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