# SAM #140D0427R0118

Exclusive-use smokejumper aircraft and flight services for the U.S. Wildland Fire Service

**Buyer:** Interior Business Center Acquisition Services Directorate
**Posted:** October 27, 2026
**Respond By:** December 03, 2026
**Identifier:** 140D0427R0118
**NAICS:** 481211, 481219

The U.S. Wildland Fire Service is seeking two seasonal, exclusive-use aircraft contracts for smokejumper and related operations.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Department of the Interior, United States Wildland Fire Service, through the Interior Business Center’s Acquisition Services Directorate.
- **Requirement:** Two contractor-operated and maintained, turbine-powered, multiengine aircraft contracts. The notice title references **Dash 8** aircraft, but the attachment does not specify a make or model and describes a high-wing turboprop configuration; this is a notable specification/model distinction.
- **Aircraft and locations:** One aircraft for Item 1, based at Fort Wainwright, Alaska/Boise, Idaho; one aircraft for Item 2, based at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Each aircraft must meet detailed smokejumper and paracargo requirements, including a 6,500-pound payload under stated conditions and a minimum speed of 175 KTAS at 8,000 feet pressure altitude.
- **Services and staffing:** Each item includes 120 calendar days of annual exclusive use, aircraft operation and maintenance, qualified flight and relief crews, and an on-site mechanic. Missions include smokejumper and paracargo transport and drops, reconnaissance, fire-suppression support, search and rescue, equipment testing, and other natural-resource operations.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No contractor or vendor is identified. **De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited** is the manufacturer associated with the Dash 8 model referenced in the notice title; however, the attachment does not mandate that make or model.
- **Period:** Five-year ordering period, with annual 120-day exclusive-use seasons for each aircraft and a possible extension of services for up to six months.
- **Other notable requirement:** The solicitation seeks proposals from small businesses.

### Description

USWFS Exclusive Use Smokejumper Dash 8 Aircraft, Ft. Wainwright, AK and Boise, Idaho

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