# Sources Sought - Alaskan Vendors for Type 3 Multiple Award Task Order Contract for Helicopter Support Services Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1202sa2026ipab001 - Solicitation number: 1202SA-2026-IPAB-001 - Notice type: Sources sought - Status: Open. Offers due November 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST - Department: Department of Agriculture - Agency: Forest Service - Contracting office: Incident Procurement Aviation Branch (1202SA) - NAICS: 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation - Product or service code: F003 Forest/Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression Services - Place of performance: Alaska - First posted: October 30, 2026 - Last posted: October 30, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4ab1f90e5a884c21ba930e702980e172/view ## Description 1. PURPOSE This is a Sources Sought Notice for market research only. It is NOT a solicitation, request for proposal, or request for quote, and it does not commit the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government will not pay for any information submitted or for costs incurred in responding. The US Forest Service Helicopter Program is seeking to identify Alaskan vendors that can provide helicopter services. The Government will use responses to determine the possibility of issuing an on-ramp opportunity for its current Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC). 2. BACKGROUND Missions will include, but are not limited to, fire suppression, fire monitoring, initial attack, prescribed fire and aerial ignition, short-haul, rappel, law enforcement limited to non-threatening surveillance, reconnaissance, and other administrative and related resource activities. The Forest Service Helicopter Program contracts helicopter support in Alaska and the rest of the United States under two contract types: - Call-When-Needed (CWN): Aircraft and crews are available on an as-needed basis at pre-negotiated rates, with no guaranteed minimum usage. - Exclusive Use: Aircraft and crews are dedicated solely to the Government for a defined period, with guaranteed availability and fixed daily or availability rates plus flight-hour charges. 3. REQUESTED INFORMATION Company Information. 1. Company name 2. Company mailing address 3. Company point of contact (name & title) 4. Point of contact's telephone numbers and email address 4. RESPONSE GUIDELINES Companies who wish to respond to this Sources Sought should send responses via email no later than Noon, Alaskan Standard Time, November 16, 2026 to Jermain.compton@usda.gov. Please use the following subject line when sending email: Sources Sought - Alaskan Vendors. ## Open now in the same industry 11 open in NAICS 481211. - Solicitation for AK Helo On Call (140D0426R0078), due November 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/140d0426r0078 - USWFS EU T3 Helo Fire - Fort Wainwright, AK (140D0426R0114), due November 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/140d0426r0114 - Market Survey for Helicopter Services for the FAA between Juneau and other Sites in Alaska (697DCK-27-R-00039), due November 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/697dck27r00039 ## Publications - October 30, 2026: Sources sought, due November 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice 4ab1f90e5a884c21ba930e702980e172. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4ab1f90e5a884c21ba930e702980e172/view ## Points of contact - Jermain Compton, jermain.compton@usda.gov --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/1202sa2026ipab001.