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Smokey Bear Wildfire Prevention Outreach Services

Solicitation1202SA26Q9700Notice typeSpecial Notice

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Smokey Bear Wildfire Prevention Outreach Services

Special Notice1202SA26Q9700May 22, 2026 · v1

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Opportunity Summary

The USDA Forest Service, Incident Procurement Aviation Branch, intends to establish a sole-source, firm-fixed-price Blanket Purchase Agreement with Friends of Smokey Bear Balloon under solicitation number 1202SA26Q9700. This acquisition supports Fire and Aviation Management through nationwide wildfire prevention education and public outreach activities. The procurement is classified under NAICS 487990 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other and PSC W099 LEASE OR RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT- MISCELLANEOUS, and there is no set-aside, designated as NONE.

Required services involve providing static and aerial Smokey Bear inflatable displays for public education events, festivals, and prevention campaigns throughout the USA. The scope includes wildfire prevention educational outreach, public engagement, transportation, and the operation of inflatable imagery up to 3,000 feet above ground level. The contractor is responsible for maintenance, insurance, fuel, and operational crew support. The government has identified Friends of Smokey Bear Balloon as the only responsible source capable of satisfying requirements due to the federally protected status of the Smokey Bear likeness and the contractor’s possession of authorized usage rights and specialized aerial assets.

Interested sources may submit capability statements demonstrating their ability to provide authorized imagery rights and nationwide aerial and static display services. Responses are due by June 6, 2026, and must be submitted electronically to Contracting Officer Amelia Velasco. One attachment, a sole-source justification file, was published with the notice on May 22, 2026.

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Opportunity Summary

Opportunity Details

Response deadline: Jun 6, 2026Expired 8 days ago
NAICS: 487990 (opens in new tab)
PSC: W099 (opens in new tab)
Set aside: NONE
Published: May 22, 2026
Updated: May 22, 2026
Agency: FOREST SERVICE (opens in new tab)
Office: INCIDENT PROCUREMENT AVIATION BRANCH
Department: —
Source: View on SAM.gov (opens in new tab)

Contact and place of performance

Point of contact: Amelia Velasco

Place of performance: USA

Original Description

The USDA Forest Service intends to establish a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with:

Friends of Smokey Bear Balloon
9010 Cordova Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
UEI: CDSLKKTGRFC1

This acquisition is being conducted on behalf of USDA Forest Service Fire & Aviation Management in support of nationwide wildfire prevention education and public outreach activities.

This acquisition is conducted pursuant to:

FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services;
FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures;
FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), Soliciting from a Single Source; and
FAR 13.303, Blanket Purchase Agreements.

The Government requires official Smokey Bear wildfire prevention outreach services utilizing authorized Smokey Bear inflatable imagery for public education events, fairs, festivals, and prevention campaigns.

Required services include:

static and aerial Smokey Bear inflatable displays; wildfire prevention educational outreach; public engagement activities; transportation and logistics support; operation of inflatable imagery up to 3,000 feet AGL; maintenance; insurance; fuel; and operational crew support services. The Government has determined that Friends of Smokey Bear Balloon is the only responsible source reasonably available capable of satisfying the agency’s requirements because: the Smokey Bear image and likeness are federally protected and subject to authorized-use restrictions; the contractor possesses authorized rights to utilize Smokey Bear imagery; the contractor owns and operates specialized Smokey Bear inflatable assets; and no other identified source possesses both authorized Smokey Bear usage rights and aerial operational capability necessary to support official Forest Service wildfire prevention outreach. Interested sources may submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to provide: authorized Smokey Bear imagery usage rights; aerial and static Smokey Bear inflatable display capability; and nationwide wildfire prevention outreach services. Capability statements must be submitted within fifteen (15) calendar days of publication of this notice. Responses shall be submitted electronically to: Amelia Velasco, Contracting Officer [email protected] The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with submission of capability statements.