# SAM #140D0427Q0880

RFI for On-Call Leadplane Aircraft and Support Services

**Buyer:** Interior Business Center Acquisition Services Directorate
**Posted:** October 15, 2026
**Respond By:** November 10, 2026
**Identifier:** 140D0427Q0880
**NAICS:** 532411, 481219

The Department of the Interior is seeking market information on an on-call aircraft and support for the USWFS Aerial Supervision Module Leadplane program.
- Government buyer
  - Department of the Interior, through the IBC Acquisition Services Directorate
  - End user: US Wildland Fire Service (USWFS)
- Requested aircraft
  - One contractor-operated and maintained, on-call multi-engine turbojet aircraft for Leadplane flight services
  - No make, model, part number, OEM, or vendor is identified
- Aircraft requirements
  - Single-pilot certified, with a Standard Airworthiness Certificate and manufacture under FAR Part 23 or Part 25
  - Capable of IFR/VFR and day/night operations, with known-icing certification
  - Supported for continued airworthiness by the current type certificate holder or supplemental type certificate holder, and approved by the manufacturer for the ASM Leadplane special mission profile
  - Seats one pilot and four passengers, including the co-pilot seat; meets a 525-pound payload requirement with four hours of fuel plus a 30-minute reserve under the specified loading configuration
  - Minimum performance of 215 KTAS at 15,000 feet and operation from a 4,000-foot runway at 3,000 feet pressure altitude and ISA +37 Celsius
- Contractor services
  - Provide the aircraft, an Instructor Pilot, insurance, and scheduled and unscheduled maintenance needed to maintain airworthiness under FAA regulations and DOI policy
  - The Government provides the Leadplane-qualified pilot and fuel
- The RFI requests market information; it does not specify a contract value, flight-hour quantity, or period of performance.

### Description

On-Call Leadplane

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