Description
The Department of the Interior’s Interior Business Center is seeking a qualified contractor to provide fully operated, on‑call helicopter flight services throughout Alaska for a five‑year IDIQ period (March 1 2027 – Feb 29 2032). The contractor must supply helicopters, crew, maintenance, and all required FAA certifications to support a wide range of natural‑resource missions, including fire management, search‑and‑rescue, wildlife capture, law‑enforcement surveillance, and other government‑directed transport tasks. The award will be a 100 % small‑business set‑aside under NAICS 481211, with proposals expected to be issued around September 25 2025 and due by November 5 2026.
• Provide on‑call helicopter services (personnel & cargo transport) across Alaska
• Support inter‑agency fire management, SAR, wildlife operations, law‑enforcement surveillance, and other natural‑resource activities
• Must hold FAA Air Carrier/Operating Certificate and comply with 14 CFR Parts 121/135, airworthiness requirements, and all relevant certifications
• Contract is an Indefinite Quantity, Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ) with a five‑year ordering period (2027‑2032)
• 100 % small‑business set‑aside; vendors must be SAM‑registered
• Proposal issuance ~ Sept 25 2025; submission deadline Nov 5 2026