Industry codes · NAICS 481212
Government contracts for Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
1 open right now. Every federal award under NAICS 481212 since fiscal year 2024: who buys, who wins, how big the awards are and how much competition they draw.
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federal, DLA and state/local
Contracts awarded
3,797
$15.5B to 135 companies
Typical award
$492K
usually $259K to $832K
One-bid contracts
74%
2529 of 3406 competed awards
Set aside
1%
reserved for small businesses or programs
Open right now
Closing soonest first. Open any of them free for the price history, who usually bids and what to bid.
Amphibious Water Scooper Aircraft Services
SAM.gov · closes Nov 4 · est. $137K–$629K · ["SBA"]
Awards by fiscal year
FY2024
1,139 · $4.7B
FY2025
1,345 · $4.2B
FY2026
1,311 · $6.7B
FY2027
2 · $567K
Who buys
Incident Procurement Aviation Branch
Forest Service · 2840 awards · $3.0B · 95% one bid
Ustranscom-Aq
Ustranscom · 676 awards · $970M · 3% one bid
Fa8811 Assrd Acss To Spc Ssc/Aak-La
Dept Of The Air Force · 96 awards · $9.3B · 78% one bid
Ibc Acq Svcs Directorate (00004)
Departmental Offices · 63 awards · $51M · 53% one bid
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Cntr
National Aeronautics And Space Administration · 48 awards · $21M · 29% one bid
NASA Johnson Space Center
National Aeronautics And Space Administration · 17 awards · $1.7B · 29% one bid
Mrpbs Minneapolis Mn
Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service · 14 awards · $4.0M
Fa8818 Ssc/Aak-Kt
Dept Of The Air Force · 8 awards · $340M · 50% one bid
Who wins
Kalitta Air, L.L.C.
509 wins · $427M
Helicopter Express LLC
328 wins · $192M
Aero-Flite, INC.
202 wins · $442M
Croman Corp.
189 wins · $84M
Bridger Air Tanker, LLC
184 wins · $232M
Billings Flying Service, INC.
127 wins · $99M
Siller Helicopters, INC.
114 wins · $90M
Helicopter Transport Services, LLC
99 wins · $146M
What gets bought
Natural Resources/Conservation- Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression · 2478Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Transportation: Air Charter · 676Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Transportation: Other · 334Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Transportation: Space Transportation/Launch · 154Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Travel/Lodging/Recruitment: Passenger Air Charter · 64Other Environmental Services · 27Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; R&D Administrative Expenses · 17Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Transportation: Air Freight · 14
Ending in the next 12 months
These will likely be re-bid. The incumbent and the price are public now.
National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. · Fa8811 Assrd Acss To Spc Ssc/Aak-La · ends Aug 2027 · $541M · won with 1 bid
National Security Space Launch (Nssl) Phase 3 Lane 1 Procurement
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. · Fa8811 Assrd Acss To Spc Ssc/Aak-La · ends Sep 2027 · $356M · won with 1 bid
Phase 3 Lane 1 Launch Service Task Order (Lsto) For Sda-2
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. · Fa8811 Assrd Acss To Spc Ssc/Aak-La · ends Sep 2027 · $255M · won with 1 bid
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (Clps) Contract Task Order Cx-2a
Blue Origin, LLC · NASA Johnson Space Center · ends Aug 2027 · $234M · won with 1 bid
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (Clps) Contract Task Order Cx-2b
Blue Origin, LLC · NASA Johnson Space Center · ends Aug 2027 · $234M · won with 1 bid
National Security Space Launch Phase 2 Launch Services
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. · Fa8811 Assrd Acss To Spc Ssc/Aak-La · ends Jun 2027 · $178M
National Security Space Launch (Nssl) Phase 3 Lane 2 Launch Services Procurement
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. · Fa8811 Assrd Acss To Spc Ssc/Aak-La · ends Aug 2027 · $170M
National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. · Fa8811 Assrd Acss To Spc Ssc/Aak-La · ends Nov 2026 · $155M · won with 1 bid
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