# Water Scooper Multiple Award IDIQ

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1202sa26r9100

- Solicitation number: 1202SA26R9100
- Notice type: Presolicitation
- Status: No response deadline
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Forest Service
- Contracting office: USDA Forest Service (12024B)
- NAICS: 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
- Product or service code: F003 Forest/Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression Services
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Boise, Idaho
- County: Elmore County (FIPS 16039). https://abierto.us/counties/elmore-county-id-16039
- First posted: May 8, 2026
- Last posted: May 8, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/688813dfb3d140989fe70e0617999f32/view

## Description

The USFS intends to issue a solicitation for Water Scooper Services in or around 15 days. We intend to award multiple IDIQ contracts. 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.

## Publications

- May 8, 2026: Presolicitation. Notice 688813dfb3d140989fe70e0617999f32. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/688813dfb3d140989fe70e0617999f32/view

## Points of contact

- Matthew D. Olson, matthew.olson@usda.gov, 2084076002
- Kay Brundage, rita.brundage@usda.gov, 8164900249

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