What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe USDA Forest Service requires wildland fire aviation helicopter support services for hoist and medical operations, but this Request for Information seeks market research and planning input only. The prospective scope includes furnishing FAR-compliant helicopters for night vision goggle and hoist operations, field maintenance personnel, qualified pilots, hoist operators, and rescue personnel. Additionally, vendors must provide medical personnel—including licensed EMTs, AEMTs, or Paramedics with state-recognized medical direction—and required personal protective equipment. Official responses must be emailed to Contracting Officer Shelia Stoddard by November 21, 2026, at 1600 MST. The text does not provide details regarding bidder eligibility, evaluation methods, contract terms, or budget.
Scope of work
- Exclusive-Use and Call When Needed helicopter hoist operations
- Basic Life Support (BLS) medical care
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) medical care
- Intel gathering missions
- Night Vision Goggle (NVG) operations
- Helicopter maintenance and fuel support
Minimum qualifications
- Registered in the US or registered in a country allowed on a US 133 and 135 Certificate
- Certificated for Part 133 Class D operations for hoist operations
- Helicopter maintained per 14 CFR, FAA Airworthiness Directives, and mandatory manufacturer bulletins
- EMTs/AEMTs/Paramedics current license with appropriate state EMS licensing authority
- Signed letter confirming medical direction from a state-recognized Medical Director
- Personnel training: S-130/RT-130, ICS-100, IS-700, and Arduous Work Capacity Fitness Test
- Pilot, Hoist Operator, and Rescuer currency of 6 hoist operations within previous 14 days
- Night operations PIC: 100 helicopter night flying hours and 25 NVG hours
Documents to include with your response
- Company Information
- Price and Configuration daily availability cost tables
- Hoist Configuration and Make and Model Information
- Helicopter Air Ambulance (HAA) authorization details
- Completed Interagency Helicopter Load Calculation (Appendix 4)
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit official response via email to the primary point of contact, Shelia Stoddard, Contracting Officer.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.