V--BIA Exclusive Use Type 3 Helicopter Services
Interior (all) · IBC ACQ SVCS DIRECTORATE (00004)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140D0424R0110 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 8, 2024 · this noticeSources Sought
- Dec 19, 2024Pre-solicitationOpen
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
Exclusive Use Type III Helicopter Flight Services in Support of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for Various Locations
Who won similar work
43 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (IBC ACQ SVCS DIRECTORATE (00004)), same product/service code (PSC) V221 and NAICS 481211.
Single-winner award sizes (10): middle half $6.2M to $16.2M, median $7.8M; range $5.0M to $26.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridger Aerospace Group, LLC · $BAER · $98.6M | 2 | $20.1M + 1 shared | Feb 23, 2026 |
| PAPILLON AIRWAYS INC | 2 | $9.0M + 1 shared | May 14, 2026 |
| BIGHORN AIRWAYS INC | 1 | $26.0M | Feb 23, 2026 |
| DECKLOAD AVIATION LLC | 1 | $18.6M | Sep 23, 2026 |
| TEMSCO HELICOPTERS INC | 1 | $8.0M | Feb 27, 2025 |
| HILLSBORO AVIATION, INC. | 1 | $7.5M | Apr 7, 2025 |
| LOHMAN HELICOPTER, LLC. 406 BURRELL AVE N23 Lewiston ID 83501 USA | 1 | $6.3M | Apr 8, 2025 |
| T. SCOTT DUNN CONSTRUCTION, INC. | 1 | $6.2M | Apr 3, 2025 |
| BRAINERD HELICOPTERS, INC | 1 | $5.0M | Dec 17, 2025 |
| HMC HELICOPTER SERVICE LLC | 1 | $5.0M | Dec 17, 2025 |
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.
- $BAER reported $98.6M revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 10 past awards, $7.8M, is 8% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 23, 2026DECKLOAD AVIATION LLC$18.6MV--Fixed Wing On Call Flight ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 15, 2026FOX AIRWAYS LLC$18.6M (shared ceiling)V--Fixed Wing On Call Flight ServicesShared multiple-award ceiling, not one company's win (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 15, 2026BERYL AIR LLC$18.6M (shared ceiling)V--Fixed Wing On Call Flight ServicesShared multiple-award ceiling, not one company's win (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 15, 2026COYOTE AIR, LLC$18.6M (shared ceiling)V--Fixed Wing On Call Flight ServicesShared multiple-award ceiling, not one company's win (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 15, 2026Butler Aircraft Co. 2291 GARRISON ST Walla Walla WA 99362 USA$18.6M (shared ceiling)V--Fixed Wing On Call Flight ServicesShared multiple-award ceiling, not one company's win (Materiality N/A)
- May 14, 2026PAPILLON AIRWAYS INC$10.0M (shared ceiling)V--BIA Exclusive Use Type III Helicopter Flight ServiShared multiple-award ceiling, not one company's win (Materiality N/A)
- May 14, 2026BASE CAMP AVIATION LLC. 336 DEINHARD LN McCall ID 83638 USA$10.0M (shared ceiling)V--BIA Exclusive Use Type III Helicopter Flight ServiShared multiple-award ceiling, not one company's win (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 9, 2026CLEARWATER AIR, INC$18.6M (shared ceiling)V--Fixed Wing On Call Flight ServicesShared multiple-award ceiling, not one company's win (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 6, 2026WRIGHT AIR SERVICE INC$18.6M (shared ceiling)V--Fixed Wing On Call Flight ServicesShared multiple-award ceiling, not one company's win (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 5, 2026WRANGELL MOUNTAIN AIR INC.$18.6M (shared ceiling)V--Fixed Wing On Call Flight ServicesShared multiple-award ceiling, not one company's win (Materiality N/A)
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.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Interior, Dept of (DOI) since 2024 (1 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 1 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.