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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Exclusive Use Helicopter Flight Services, Yosemite

IBC ACQ SVCS DIRECTORATE (00004)

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Response status

Due in 5 days

Nov 13, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC

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Posted
Oct 13, 2026
Archive date
Nov 28, 2026
SAM status
Active

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • IBC ACQ SVCS DIRECTORATE (00004) published this combined synopsis/solicitation.
  • Competition is listed as Small Business Set-Aside - Total.
  • The notice uses NAICS 481211 (Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
71cc369115314902a622be5546bdde50
Solicitation
140D0426R0068
Base type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Version
1 of 1

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Solicitation number
140D0426R0068
NAICS
481211 — Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
PSC
V211 — TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRAVEL/LODGING/RECRUITMENT: AIR PASSENGER
Set-aside
Small Business Set-Aside - Total
Set-aside code
SBA
Posted
Oct 13, 2026
Responses due
Nov 13, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Nov 28, 2026
Archive type
auto15
Base type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
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Category confidence
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Category source
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Last seen
Oct 21, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE
Department code
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Subagency
Departmental Offices
Subagency code
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Office
IBC ACQ SVCS DIRECTORATE (00004)
Organization path
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Organization path codes
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Office address
HERNDON, VA, 20170, USA
Place of performance
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City code
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State
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State code
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Postal code
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Country
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Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

Exclusive Use Helicopter Flight Services, Yosemite National Park, CA

Comparable award range

Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.

Low end (p25)$27,933
Median$54,500
High end (p75)$393,098
Comparable awards
36
Median
$54,500
Computed
Nov 6, 2026
Rubric
comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.

Comparable awards

The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.

AwardContractorValueAwardedScoreWhy it matched
EU TYPE III HELICOPTERS, UPPER YUKON - FORT WAINWRIGHT (FAIRBANKS) - ADD FUNDINGTEMSCO HELICOPTERS INC$1,214,448.61May 19, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH UPDATED FEDERAL GUIDANCE ANDASPEN HELICOPTERS INC$1,351,113.10Apr 23, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
ACETA/WH&B ON CALL HELICOPTER FLIGHT SERVICES FOR FWS BISON HERDINGHELICOPTER ROUNDUP SERVICE LLC$37,563.54Apr 1, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EXCLUSIVE USE HELICOPTER FLIGHT SERVICES, EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, FLHMC HELICOPTER SERVICE LLC$267,117.52Jun 24, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
T3 MCBEE, SCHELOAIR, INCORPORATED$393,098.48May 26, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EXCLUSIVE USE (EU) TYPE III HELICOPTER, UPPER YUKON - FORT WAINWRIGHT (FAIRBANKS)TEMSCO HELICOPTERS INC$1,161,437.00Mar 17, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EU HELICOPTER FLIGHT SERVICE, SHORT-HAUL, MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK, COBRAINERD HELICOPTERS, INC$838,260.00Apr 2, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EXCLUSIVE USE HELICOPTER FLIGHT SERVICES, SHORT-HAUL, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYBRAINERD HELICOPTERS, INC$859,040.00Apr 17, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
TYPE III HELICOPTER SERVICES - OPTION 3ASPEN HELICOPTERS INC$1,526,710.00Mar 3, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EU HELICOPTER FLIGHT SERVICE, SHORT-HAUL, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYBRAINERD HELICOPTERS, INC$9,096.00Mar 31, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EU HELICOPTER FLIGHT SERVICE, SHORT-HAUL, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYBRAINERD HELICOPTERS, INC$8,869.20Apr 9, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EXCLUSIVE USE HELICOPTER FLIGHT SERVICES, EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, FLHMC HELICOPTER SERVICE LLC$350,250.00May 1, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EXCLUSIVE USE HELICOPTER FLIGHT SERVICE, SHORT-HAUL, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WY SLING BRAINERD HELICOPTERS, INC$9,657.60May 18, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EXCLUSIVE USE HELICOPTER FLIGHT SERVICE, SHORT-HAUL, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYBRAINERD HELICOPTERS, INC$9,622.50Jul 2, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EXCLUSIVE USE HELICOPTER FLIGHT SERVICE, SHORT-HAUL, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYBRAINERD HELICOPTERS, INC$15,008.40Jul 2, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FY26 KALITTA CHARTERS AIR CHARTER JULY 26 SOAP FLIGHTKALITTA CHARTERS, LLC$38,500.00Jul 28, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MEDICAL AIR CHARTER FOR 03/24/2026KALITTA CHARTERS, LLC$15,180.00Mar 19, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MEDICAL AIR CHARTER FOR 4/22/2026INFLIGHT MEDICAL SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$29,863.00Apr 17, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
INFLIGHT MEDICAL CHARTER TRANSFER FLIGHT JES - LEX - DEV - PHL - BUT - JES FFP GSA 47QMCB2INFLIGHT MEDICAL SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$44,793.00Aug 25, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
AIR EVAC SERVICES - MED FLIGHT FOR INMATE KNIGHT, HASKELL #45706-509 FROM JESUP TO SAVANNAIR EVAC EMS, INC$74,666.00May 28, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)

Record provenance

Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Oct 21, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
  2. 2Computed from 36 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Nov 6, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.