# SAM #140D0426R0085

On-Call Type III Helicopter Flight Services for Natural Resource and Emergency Missions

**Buyer:** Interior Business Center Acquisition Services Directorate
**Posted:** September 21, 2026
**Respond By:** October 27, 2026
**Identifier:** 140D0426R0085
**NAICS:** 481211, 481219

The Department of the Interior, Interior Business Center Acquisition Services Directorate, is soliciting proposals for On-Call Type III Helicopter Flight Services across the Lower 48 States.
- Government Buyer:
  - Department of the Interior, Interior Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate
- Scope of Services:
  - Fully contractor-operated and maintained small helicopter flight services
  - Missions include interagency fire management, wildland fire suppression, prescribed fire, aerial ignition, rehabilitation seeding, search and rescue, and law enforcement surveillance
- Aircraft Requirements:
  - Helicopters must have 3-7 insured passenger seats
  - Turbine engines with minimum 317 horsepower
  - Must meet specific payload and equipment requirements
- Pricing Structure:
  - Daily availability and project flight rates for helicopters with 3 to 7 passenger seats
  - Miscellaneous items such as helitorch services and additional pay items (extended standby, fuel servicing vehicle mileage, subsistence allowance, special charges)
- Technical and Personnel Requirements:
  - Detailed technical specifications for aircraft
  - Personnel qualifications and safety management system mandates
  - Fuel servicing vehicle requirements
- Period of Performance:
  - Five-year ordering period with possible six-month extension
  - Pricing required for all five years
  - Economic price adjustments for fuel and options to extend services
- No specific OEMs or helicopter models are named; eligible OEMs include manufacturers of small turbine helicopters meeting the technical criteria
- Unique Requirements:
  - Aircraft must be fully contractor-operated and maintained
  - Must support a range of natural resource and emergency missions
  - Helitorch aerial ignition capability and specialized equipment required

### Description

On Call Type III Helicopter Flight Services in the Lower 48 States

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