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Water Scooper Multiple Award IDIQ

Open — responses due 29 Oct 2026 (24 days left) · Small Business Set Aside - Total · Forest Service, USDA · Boise, ID · NAICS 481212 · Solicitation 1202SA26R9100

Solicitation details

Solicitation number	1202SA26R9100
Notice ID	bafa4ee2b1544c28b3c0114300e6feb9
Agency	Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Sub-agency	Forest Service
Contracting office	USDA FOREST SERVICE
NAICS code	481212 — Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
Product / service code (PSC)	F003
Set-aside	Small Business Set Aside - Total
Notice type	Presolicitation
Posted	22 September 2026
Response deadline	29 October 2026
Place of performance	Boise, ID, USA

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.

Version history

SAM.gov has posted 4 notices under solicitation 1202SA26R9100, oldest first.

08 May 2026 — Presolicitation
22 September 2026 — Presolicitation (this page)
22 September 2026 — Solicitation
22 September 2026 — Solicitation (latest)

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