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Amphibious Water Scooper Aircraft Services

Closed — responses were due 14 Nov 2026 · ["SBA"] · Forest Service, USDA · NAICS 481212 · Solicitation 1202SA26R9100

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Solicitation details

Solicitation number1202SA26R9100
Notice IDdf562a432400436b87f8ba0f2a507c23
AgencyDepartment of Agriculture (USDA)
Sub-agencyForest Service
Contracting officeINCIDENT PROCUREMENT AVIATION BRANCH
NAICS code481212 — Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
Product / service code (PSC)F003
Set-aside["SBA"]
Notice typeSolicitation
Posted04 November 2026
Response deadline14 November 2026 (closed)
CompetitionCompetitive

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Description

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. Amendment #2 is issued on 11/4/2026 extending the due date to 11/11/2026 and answering submitted questions.

Version history

SAM.gov has posted 9 notices under solicitation 1202SA26R9100, oldest first.

Documents in the solicitation package

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  • Amendment 2.pdf
  • Amend 1 QandA.pdf
  • Solicitation - 1202SA26R9100 - 0001.pdf
  • Amendment - 1202SA26R9100 - 0001.pdf
  • E19_SCOOPER MISSION GRADESHEET - AMENDMENT 1.pdf
  • Solicitation - 1202SA26R9100.pdf

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