What the agency is buying

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The Department of the Interior is seeking helicopter flight services for the U.S. Wildland Fire Service in Alaska. This will be an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, with evaluation criteria not specified in the provided text.

Scope

Contractor provided helicopter flight services in Alaska.
Support for U.S. Wildland Fire Service operations.

Small business set-asideLocal presence requiredInsurance requiredDays to respond: 29

CompetitionLikely competitive

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Details

Place of performance: HERNDON, Virginia
Buyer type: Federal
Notice type: Solicitation
Solicitation no.: 140D04-26-R-0078
Category: Transportation · beta
NAICS: NAICS 481211 (Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation): 6 open RFPs
Size standard: 1,500 employees SBA table, NAICS 481211
PSC: PSC V221 (TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRAVEL/LODGING/RECRUITMENT: PASSENGER AIR CHARTER): 6 open RFPs
Delivery location: Alaska from notice
Contract type: IDIQ from attachment p.2
Local presence: Required
Amendments: None since Sep 24
Contact: Gordon, Kelly
Office: DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES · IBC ACQ SVCS DIRECTORATE (00004)
Email: kelly_gordon@ibc.doi.gov
Phone: 0000000000

Not stated in the notice: estimated value, period of performance. Check the bid documents.

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Key dates

Thu, Sep 24Posted

Not statedQuestions due

Thu, Nov 5 · 5:00 PM ETResponses due · 29 days left

Change log

verified Wed, Oct 7 · 12:30 AM ET

No amendments since posting on Thu, Sep 24; verified Wed, Oct 7 · 12:30 AM ET.

Change log starts Oct 5, 2026 (tracking began); earlier amendments at SAM.gov are being pulled in.

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Notice as published

Solicitation for AK Helo On Call

Contractor provided helicopter flight services in Alaska

What this office paid before

USAspending.gov, last 36 months

25 awards matched · tier 1: this contracting office (140D04) + PSC V221. Most recent:

Sep 24FLY 4 YOU, INC.AK FLIGHT SERVICES FOR FWS140D0426FF052 · DELIVERY ORDER · Departmental Offices · ends Jun 29, 2027$52K

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