Sources Sought - Alaskan Vendors for Type 3 Multiple Award Task Order Contract for Helicopter Support Services

Open — responses due 16 Nov 2026 (2 days left) · No Set aside used · Forest Service, USDA · AK · NAICS 481211 · Solicitation 1202SA-2026-IPAB-001

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Solicitation details

Solicitation number	1202SA-2026-IPAB-001
Notice ID	4ab1f90e5a884c21ba930e702980e172
Agency	Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Sub-agency	Forest Service
Contracting office	INCIDENT PROCUREMENT AVIATION BRANCH
NAICS code	481211 — Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
Product / service code (PSC)	F003
Set-aside	No Set aside used
Notice type	Sources Sought
Posted	30 October 2026
Response deadline	16 November 2026
Place of performance	AK, USA
Competition	Competitive

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1. PURPOSE This is a Sources Sought Notice for market research only. It is NOT a solicitation, request for proposal, or request for quote, and it does not commit the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government will not pay for any information submitted or for costs incurred in responding. The US Forest Service Helicopter Program is seeking to identify Alaskan vendors that can provide helicopter services. The Government will use responses to determine the possibility of issuing an on-ramp opportunity for its current Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC). 2. BACKGROUND Missions will include, but are not limited to, fire suppression, fire monitoring, initial attack, prescribed fire and aerial ignition, short-haul, rappel, law enforcement limited to non-threatening surveillance, reconnaissance, and other administrative and related resource activities. The Forest Service Helicopter Program contracts helicopter support in Alaska and the rest of the United States under two contract types: - Call-When-Needed (CWN): Aircraft and crews are available on an as-needed basis at pre-negotiated rates, with no guaranteed minimum usage. - Exclusive Use: Aircraft and crews are dedicated solely to the Government for a defined period, with guaranteed availability and fixed daily or availability rates plus flight-hour charges. 3. REQUESTED INFORMATION Company Information. 1. Company name 2. Company mailing address 3. Company point of contact (name & title) 4. Point of contact's telephone numbers and email address 4. RESPONSE GUIDELINES Companies who wish to respond to this Sources Sought should send responses via email no later than Noon, Alaskan Standard Time, November 16, 2026 to Jermain.compton@usda.gov. Please use the following subject line when sending email: Sources Sought - Alaskan Vendors.

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Market context: USDA and NAICS 481211

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In fiscal year 2026, USDA obligated $61.0M across 388 contract actions under NAICS 481211.
64 contracts worth $204.9M in this category end within the next 18 months.

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