USWFS Exclusive Use Smokejumper Aircraft Dash 8

The contractor must provide two aircraft for transporting and dropping smokejumpers and paracargo, reconnaissance, testing of parachutes and other aerial equipment, transportation of personnel and cargo in support of fire suppression activities, search and rescue, natural resource missions, and other administrative and related resource activities. Aircraft must be capable of low-level flights below 500 feet for paracargo operations, have in-flight opening side doors, and operate from snow-packed, gravel, and other prepared runways. The contract includes a five-year ordering period with 120-day exclusive use periods each year, and the contractor must provide flight crew, relief crew, and on-site mechanics.