# SAM #140D0427R0119

Contractor-operated Type II helicopter and fire-mission services for Fort Wainwright

**Buyer:** Interior Business Center Acquisition Services Directorate
**Posted:** November 05, 2026
**Respond By:** December 18, 2026
**Identifier:** 140D0427R0119
**NAICS:** 481219, 481211

The Department of the Interior seeks contractor-operated medium-helicopter services for U.S. Wildland Fire Service missions based at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
- **Government buyer:** Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), Division II, Branch 5. Contracting Officer: Lynn Herrman.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No aircraft manufacturer or contractor vendor is named in the provided materials.
- **Aircraft requirement:** One contractor-operated and maintained Type II (medium) turbine helicopter with at least nine insured passenger seats, a left-seat pilot-in-command, skid landing gear, and a 90-gallon auxiliary fuel tank. It must meet specified payload and performance thresholds, including a minimum 1,400-pound non-jettisonable hover-out-of-ground-effect payload under stated conditions.
- **Required aircraft equipment:** Extensive avionics and mission equipment, including water/retardant buckets, cargo hooks and longline, first-aid and survival kits, and other specified equipment.
- **Services:** Provide the helicopter, primary and relief pilots, mechanic and relief mechanic, and support for fire-suppression and natural-resource missions. Annual exclusive-use availability is 90 days; flights are ordered as needed. Alaska fuel is generally Government-provided; for lower-48 operations, the contractor provides fuel, a servicing vehicle, and a driver.
- **Optional requirements:** Up to 30 additional availability days per annual schedule, with an estimated 75 flight hours; additional crew and other listed items may also be ordered. Availability extensions are not guaranteed and require Government authorization.
- **Performance period:** Five-year ordering period, with annual 90-day exclusive-use periods and a possible extension of services of up to six months. Total ordered availability is limited to 120 days per aircraft per calendar year.

### Description

USWFS EU T2 Helo Fire - Fort Wainwright, AK

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