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Amphibious Water Scooper Aircraft Services

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.

Notice type	Solicitation: Open for bids now. Download the solicitation documents from the official posting.
Who's buying	Incident Procurement Aviation Branch, Forest Service
Where	Work location not listed. The buying office is in Boise, Idaho.
Deadline	Thu, Oct 29, 2026 at 4:30 AM (local time) (6 days left)
Who can bid	Only small businesses can bid
Industry	NAICS 481212 (Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation)
Solicitation #	1202SA26R9100
Posted	Tue, Sep 22, 2026
Contact	Matthew Olson, [email protected]

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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.

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