Water Scooper Multiple Award IDIQ (pre-solicitation 1202SA26R9100)

Buyer: US Forest Service (USDA)

Details

Total small-business set-aside pre-solicitation (notice 1202SA26R9100, posted May 8, 2026; USDA Forest Service, Boise, ID; NAICS 481212) announcing intent to award multiple IDIQ contracts for contractor-operated multi-engine amphibious water scooper aircraft holding full or interim Interagency Airtanker Board approval. The formal solicitation was anticipated within about 15 days. As of August 11, 2026 no resulting solicitation or award has been located on a primary source.

IDIQ CEILING CAUTION: this is a multiple-award IDIQ pre-solicitation. No ceiling is published, and `value` correctly reads Undisclosed — if a ceiling later surfaces it must not be presented as a single-vendor award. Separately, Bridger Aerospace's May 2026 announcement of 160-day task orders for four CL-415EAF Super Scoopers (>=$30M standby revenue for 2026) is under pre-existing USFS scooper contracts, not this new IDIQ; do not conflate the two.

Source

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