Industry codes · NAICS 481211
Government contracts for Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
16 open right now. Every federal award under NAICS 481211 since fiscal year 2024: who buys, who wins, how big the awards are and how much competition they draw.
Open right now
16
federal, DLA and state/local
Contracts awarded
8,533
$7.0B to 268 companies
Typical award
$138K
usually $61K to $526K
One-bid contracts
16%
1322 of 8090 competed awards
Set aside
6%
reserved for small businesses or programs
Open right now
Closing soonest first · 12 of 16. Open any of them free for the price history, who usually bids and what to bid.
Airborne Special Operations Testing Directorate Wet Blade Hours Idiq
SAM.gov · closes Nov 2 · est. $20K–$39K · Small Business Set Aside - Total
Dpaa Papua New Guinea Helicopter Requirement
SAM.gov · closes Nov 2
V--On Call Type Iii Helicopter Flight Services
SAM.gov · closes Nov 3 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
Solicitation For Ak Helo On Call
SAM.gov · closes Nov 5 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
V--Solicitation For Ak Helo On Call
SAM.gov · closes Nov 5 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
V--Ak Helicopter On Call Flight Services
SAM.gov · closes Nov 5 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
Emergency Aeromedical Evacuation Services
SAM.gov · closes Nov 9 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
V--Exclusive Use Helicopter Flight Services, Yosemite
SAM.gov · closes Nov 13 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
Uswfs Eu T3 Helo Fire - Fort Wainwright, Ak
SAM.gov · closes Nov 17 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
V--Exclusive Use Helicopter Flight Services, Everglad
SAM.gov · closes Nov 23 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
Market Survey For Helicopter Services For The Faa Between Juneau And Other Sites In Alaska
SAM.gov · closes Nov 30
Type I Helicopter Service
SAM.gov · closes Dec 1 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
Awards by fiscal year
FY2024
3,313 · $2.5B
FY2025
2,812 · $2.2B
FY2026
2,403 · $2.3B
FY2027
5 · $1.0M
Who buys
Ustranscom-Aq
Ustranscom · 5454 awards · $5.1B · 4% one bid
Ibc Acq Svcs Directorate (00004)
Departmental Offices · 1240 awards · $387M · 10% one bid
Incident Procurement Aviation Branch
Forest Service · 1057 awards · $419M · 90% one bid
Justice Prisoner Air Transportation System
U.S. Marshals Service · 50 awards · $1.5M · 8% one bid
Fmc Devens
Federal Prison System / Bureau Of Prisons · 31 awards · $998K · 19% one bid
Fcc Victorville
Federal Prison System / Bureau Of Prisons · 27 awards · $2.1M · 7% one bid
Fcc Beaumont
Federal Prison System / Bureau Of Prisons · 27 awards · $811K · 11% one bid
Fci Terminal Island
Federal Prison System / Bureau Of Prisons · 25 awards · $1.6M · 12% one bid
Who wins
National Air Cargo Group, INC.
884 wins · $577M
Atlas Air, INC.
767 wins · $1.4B
Patriot Team
541 wins · $879M
Sierra Pacific Airlines, INC.
472 wins · $35M · small business
Federal Express Corporation
471 wins · $761M
Sun Country, INC.
436 wins · $52M
Omni Air International, LLC
421 wins · $759M
Allegiant Air, LLC
386 wins · $35M
What gets bought
Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Travel/Lodging/Recruitment: Passenger Air Charter · 5317Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Transportation: Air Charter · 1658Natural Resources/Conservation- Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression · 1063Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Travel/Lodging/Recruitment: Air Passenger · 183Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Travel/Lodging/Recruitment: Passenger Motor Charter · 49Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Other: Other · 48Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Travel/Lodging/Recruitment: Ambulance · 33Medical- Other · 33
Ending in the next 12 months
These will likely be re-bid. The incumbent and the price are public now.
Fy27 Helicopter Flight Services
Era Helicopters, LLC · Ibc Acq Svcs Directorate (00004) · ends Sep 2027 · $36M
Multi-Mission Aircraft And Aviation Support Services
Phoenix Air Group, INC. · Acquisitions - Aqm Momentum · ends May 2027 · $32M
24 Hour Atgs With Sensor - Lancaster
Dynamic Aviation Group, INC. · Incident Procurement Aviation Branch · ends Dec 2026 · $12M · 3 bids
Provide Aircraft And Crew To Perform Iaa Services
Spur Aviation Services Lc · Incident Procurement Aviation Branch · ends Dec 2026 · $8.9M · 6 bids
This Contract Provides Non-Personal Services. Services Include, Knowledge-Based Services Within Disciplines Required To Support The Operational-Level Warfare Mission/Function Of Each Statement Of Detailed Interoperability Requirement.
Bowhead Information Technology Service LLC · Fa2518 Ussf Cfc Saio · ends Nov 2026 · $8.3M · won with 1 bid
To Provide Light And Medium Utility Helicopter Aviation Services In Support Of The National Science Foundation'S Mission In Antarctica For Oct-2026 - Feb 2027 Flight Season And Remain On Ice Until Next Season.
Pathfinder Aviation LLC · Ibc Acq Svcs Directorate (00004) · ends Sep 2027 · $6.8M
Charter And Scheduled Service For Passenger And Cargo Air Transportation Between Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, Copenhagen, \Ndenmark, And Nuuk, Greenland.
Air Greenland A/S · Ustranscom-Aq · ends Feb 2027 · $6.6M
Task Order For Air Attack Flight Services With Camera Sensor And Airborne Remote Sensor Operator In Support Of The Bureau Of Indian Affairs Under Contract 140d0423d0085.
Bridger Aerospace Group, LLC · Ibc Acq Svcs Directorate (00004) · ends Nov 2026 · $5.7M · 2 bids
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