# SAM #140D0427R0110

Type I exclusive-use helicopter services for wildland fire and natural-resource missions

**Buyer:** Interior Business Center Acquisition Services Directorate
**Posted:** October 27, 2026
**Respond By:** December 01, 2026
**Identifier:** 140D0427R0110
**NAICS:** 481211

The Department of the Interior is seeking one heavy Type I helicopter service for U.S. Wildland Fire Service missions.
- **Government buyer:** Department of the Interior, Interior Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), on behalf of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service (USWFS). The solicitation identifies Justin Kondeff as the contact.
- **Requirement:** One contractor-operated and maintained Type I helicopter service, based in Boise, Idaho, for fire and natural-resource missions. Dispatch may be anywhere in the contiguous United States and Alaska.
- **Aircraft minimums:** At least 12 insured passenger seats, two turbine engines, and a 3,500-pound non-jettisonable HOGE payload under specified operating conditions.
- **Included support and equipment:** Pilot and relief crews, fuel-service drivers, mechanics, fuel, vehicles, and mission equipment, including water/retardant buckets, cargo hooks and longline, rescue-hoist/FRIES capability, and HUMS.
- **Performance structure:** Five-year ordering period with an annual 150-day exclusive-use season; the Government may order up to 210 days of availability per item per calendar year, subject to contract terms.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No helicopter manufacturer, OEM, or service vendor is named in the solicitation materials. No aircraft model or part number is specified.

### Description

Type I exclusive use helicopter flight services for the U.S. Wildland Fire Service (USWFS).

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