Solicitation for Type 3 On call Helicopter Service
Interior (all) · IBC ACQ SVCS DIRECTORATE (00004)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140D0426R0075 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 12, 2026 · this noticeSolicitation
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
This is a combined Synopsis/Solicitation for on Call type 3 Helicopter Services based in Hawaii for all DOI Bureau's
Who won similar work
48 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 481211.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridger Aerospace Group, LLC · $BAER | 2 | $20.1M + 1 shared | Feb 23, 2026 |
| BASE CAMP AVIATION LLC. 336 DEINHARD LN McCall ID 83638 USA | 2 | $12.0M + 1 shared | May 14, 2026 |
| PAPILLON AIRWAYS INC | 2 | $9.0M + 1 shared | May 14, 2026 |
| AIR CENTER HELICOPTERS, INC | 1 | $35.0M | Jul 24, 2025 |
| BIGHORN AIRWAYS INC | 1 | $26.0M | Feb 23, 2026 |
| DECKLOAD AVIATION LLC | 1 | $18.6M | Sep 23, 2026 |
| HELI-1 CORP | 1 | $13.0M | Apr 8, 2025 |
| REEDER FLYING SERVICE, INC. | 1 | $11.0M | Apr 8, 2025 |
| TEMSCO HELICOPTERS INC | 1 | $8.0M | Feb 27, 2025 |
| HILLSBORO AVIATION, INC. | 1 | $7.5M | Apr 7, 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.
- Sep 23, 2026DECKLOAD AVIATION LLC$18.6MV--Fixed Wing On Call Flight Services
- Sep 15, 2026FOX AIRWAYS LLC$18.6M (shared ceiling)V--Fixed Wing On Call Flight Services
- Sep 15, 2026COYOTE AIR, LLC$18.6M (shared ceiling)V--Fixed Wing On Call Flight Services
- Sep 15, 2026Butler Aircraft Co. 2291 GARRISON ST Walla Walla WA 99362 USA$18.6M (shared ceiling)V--Fixed Wing On Call Flight Services
- Sep 15, 2026BERYL AIR LLC$18.6M (shared ceiling)V--Fixed Wing On Call Flight Services
- 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 Servi
- May 14, 2026PAPILLON AIRWAYS INC$10.0M (shared ceiling)V--BIA Exclusive Use Type III Helicopter Flight Servi
- Mar 9, 2026CLEARWATER AIR, INC$18.6M (shared ceiling)V--Fixed Wing On Call Flight Services
- Mar 6, 2026WRIGHT AIR SERVICE INC$18.6M (shared ceiling)V--Fixed Wing On Call Flight Services
- Mar 5, 2026WRANGELL MOUNTAIN AIR INC.$18.6M (shared ceiling)V--Fixed Wing On Call Flight Services
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.
- 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.