Turboprop Flight Services

The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Aviation Fire Service (AFS), has a requirement for exclusive use of a high wing multiengine turboprop aircraft for smokejumper operations at Fort Wainwright (Fairbanks) Alaska and possibly the Lower 48 (L48) that is contractor operated and maintained.

Solicitation Summary

The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Aviation Fire Service (AFS), has a requirement for exclusive use of a high wing multiengine turboprop aircraft for smokejumper operations at Fort Wainwright (Fairbanks) Alaska and possibly the Lower 48 (L48) that is contractor operated and maintained.

Solicitation in a Nutshell

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Details
Agency Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Aviation Fire Service (AFS)
Solicitation Number 140D0425R0003
Status Pre-RFP
Solicitation Date 01/17/2025
Award Date 05/2025 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $13,213,000
Competition Type  Full and Open / Unrestricted
Type of Award Other
Primary Requirement Environment & Conservation Services
Duration N/A
Contract Type Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment
No. of Expected Awards N/A
NAICS Code(s):
115310

Support Activities for Forestry
Size Standard: $11.5 million annual receipts except $34.0 million for Forest Fire Suppression and Fuels Management Services
Place of Performance:
  • Alaska, United States
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/e925d6d1c351490ba14fd0c5c8ed6caf/view

Background

N/A

Requirements

Contractor services will include, but are not limited to:

  • Provision of an aircraft, personnel, and all other associated equipment for transporting and dropping smokejumpers, transporting, and dropping paracargo, reconnaissance, testing of parachutes and other aerial equipment, transportation of personnel and/or cargo in support of fire suppression activities, search and rescue, natural resource missions, and other administrative and related resource activities as directed by the Government

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