Aircraft Rental USWFS Aerial Supervision
Interior (all) · IBC ACQ SVCS DIRECTORATE (00004)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140D0426R0080 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 14, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
- Jul 14, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
The Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD) is issuing a source sought synopsis as a means of market research. The purpose is to identify parties that have an interest and capability to provide five rental Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft for the U.S. Wildland Fire Service (USWFS) Aerial Supervision Module (ASM) Program for use as lead planes.
Who won similar work
78 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Interior (all)), same industry group (NAICS 5324).
Single-winner award sizes (73): middle half $17K to $138K, median $39K; range $5K to $1.7M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELER MACHINERY CO 4901 W 2100 S Salt Lake City UT 84120 USA | 16 | $1.9M + 1 shared | Sep 23, 2026 |
| JTF BUSINESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 6 | $329K | Aug 28, 2026 |
| FEDERAL CONTRACTS LLC | 4 | $1.0M | Mar 12, 2026 |
| RED ORANGE NORTH AMERICA INC. | 3 | $285K + 1 shared | Sep 24, 2026 |
| ECOLOGY MIR GROUP LLC | 3 | $207K + 1 shared | Sep 23, 2026 |
| SKO ENTERPRISES INC | 3 | $144K + 1 shared | Sep 24, 2026 |
| WESTERN STATES EQUIPMENT COMPANY | 3 | $64K | Mar 10, 2026 |
| HERC RENTALS INC | 3 | $28K + 1 shared | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Elite Veteran Solutions, LLC | 2 | $517K | Jun 10, 2026 |
| WHEELER MACHINERY CO 4901 W 2100 S Salt Lake City UT 84120-1227 USA | 2 | $95K | Dec 6, 2024 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 24, 2026HERC RENTALS INC$15.0M (shared ceiling)W--HERC Rentals Inc. - Heavy Equipment IDIQ Multiple Award
- Sep 24, 2026RED ORANGE NORTH AMERICA INC.$15.0M (shared ceiling)W--Red Orange North America - Heavy Equipment IDIQ Multiple Award
- Sep 24, 2026SKO ENTERPRISES INC$15.0M (shared ceiling)W--SKO Enterprises - Heavy Equipment IDIQ Multiple Award
- Sep 23, 2026WHEELER MACHINERY CO 4901 W 2100 S Salt Lake City UT 84120 USA$649KW--Wheeler Machinery - Heavy Equipment IDIQ Multiple Award
- Sep 23, 2026ECOLOGY MIR GROUP LLC$15.0M (shared ceiling)W--Ecology MIR Group - Heavy Equipment IDIQ Multiple Award
- Sep 23, 2026WHEELER MACHINERY CO 4901 W 2100 S Salt Lake City UT 84120 USA$15.0M (shared ceiling)W--Wheeler Machinery - Heavy Equipment IDIQ Multiple Award
- Sep 18, 20264 RIVERS EQUIPMENT LLC$1.7M38--MRG SFD TWO HYDRAULIC TRACKED MASTICATORS
- Sep 18, 2026RED ORANGE NORTH AMERICA INC.$249KW--SRFTC LEASED TRAILERS
- Sep 15, 2026Xerox Corporation$18KD--IMT LCRO COPY CENTER COPIER LEASE BRIDGE
- Sep 2, 2026Alta Construction Equipment, L.L.C.$80KW--SLBETREE HANDLER RENTAL IAW Specifications
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Interior, Dept of (DOI) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Interior, Dept of (DOI) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 149 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.