The USFS intends to issue a solicitation in or around 15 days for Water Scooper Services and expects to award multiple IDIQ contracts. The contract(s) will provide contractor-operated and maintained turbine-powered, multi-engine, amphibious, fixed-wing water-scooping aircraft. Aircraft must have full or interim Interagency Airtanker Board approval as a multi-engine water scooper. The primary use of these aircraft will be initial attack and extended attack of wildland fires.

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. T... 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.