Water Scooper Multiple Award IDIQ
Agriculture, Department of · FOREST SERVICE
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- Response deadline
- Not listed
- Posted
- May 7, 2026
- Solicitation
- 1202SA26R9100
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Place of performance
- Boise, ID, USA
- Contracting office
- USDA FOREST SERVICE · BOISE · ID
- Source
- SAM.gov · updated May 9, 2026
Description
The USFS intends to issue a solicitation for Water Scooper Services in or around 15 days. We intend to award multiple IDIQ contracts. The intent of this acquisition and the resultant contract(s) are to obtain Contractor operated and maintained Turbine powered, Multi-engine, Amphibious, Fixed-Wing, Water Scooping Aircraft services. The aircraft shall have full or interim Interagency Airtanker Board (IAB) approval as a multi-engine water scooper. The primary use of water scooping aircraft under this contract will be for initial attack (IA) and extended attack of wildland fires.
What similar awards have paid
Real federal awards already on the books in a similar lane — so you can size the opportunity, not guess. This is public history, not a bid price, cost estimate, or prediction that you will win.
Typical award size
$491,359
Middle of the pack for similar past awards
Most similar awards fall between $222,514 and $808,315
Who has won work like this
Public awardees in this lane — useful for competitor scan or teaming ideas, not a ranked list of “best” firms.
- 1HELICOPTER TRANSPORT SERVICES, LLC46 awards$114.60M
- 2HELICOPTER EXPRESS LLC127 awards$106.29M
- 310 TANKER AIR CARRIER, LLC5 awards$97.89M
- 4COULSON AVIATION (USA), INC.5 awards$79.62M
- 5AERO AIR, LLC9 awards$73.67M
- 6NEPTUNE AVIATION SERVICES, INC.9 awards$59.76M
- 7AERO-FLITE, INC.9 awards$59.42M
- 8PRECISION, LLC6 awards$57.64M
Drawn from official USAspending contract records in our index. Always confirm requirements on the SAM.gov notice before you bid.
Intelligence only — not legal advice or a guarantee of award. Always verify requirements on the official SAM.gov notice. Past award amounts are public history, not a suggested bid or prediction. Notice ID 688813dfb3d140989fe70e0617999f32.