Special notice
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) Wildfire Aviation Contracting: Industry Input on Contract Structure Improvements
SN-AV-2026-01
Forest Service, USDA Forest Service. Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation.
Response deadline
March 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM EST
Closed 239 days ago. Posted February 4, 2026. Scheduled to archive March 7, 2026.
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- Amphibious Water Scooper Aircraft Services
Forest Service, Incident Procurement Aviation Branch
SolicitationSmall businessNAICS 481212Idaho1202SA26R9100Closes in 4 daysNov 4
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
The U.S. Forest Service is seeking aerial firefighting industry input on potential improvements to wildfire aviation services contracting structures. This RFI follows an Aviation Contracting meeting held January 21-22, 2026, in Phoenix, Arizona, where government and industry representatives collaboratively discussed potential contract solutions addressing financial stability, evaluation methods, and long-term fleet sustainability. See Attached Details and link to questionnaire in Microsoft Forms (https://forms.office.com/g/GcCjXnP3CZ).
Attachments
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- USFS RFI Aviation Issues 2026 Final.pdf132 KB, February 4, 2026
Publications
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February 4, 2026
Special notice
Due March 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 2305743216fd415ea3bbad6038e2dfb2
1 revisions on SAM
- February 4, 2026: publish, special notice
Points of contact
- Matthew D. Olsonmatthew.olson@usda.gov208-407-6002