OLMS Request for Information

United States
Department of
Agriculture

Forest
Service

Washington
Office

Procurement and Property Services
National Procurement Operations
IT Contract Branch
333 Broadway Blvd SE
Albuquerque, NM 87102

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (FS) Fire & Aviation Management
Information Management
Request for Information
Operational Loads Monitoring System (OLMS)
Date: October 5, 2026
Issuing/Using Agency:
USDA Forest Service (FS), National Procurement Operations (NPO), Procurement and Property Services (PPS), Information Technology Contracting Branch

1. Summary

This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a promise to issue an RFQ in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, USDA is not at this time seeking quotes and will not accept unsolicited proposals. The Government will not pay for any information/items submitted in response to the RFI. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, if any issued. No determination as to the viability of this requirement has been made at this point and there is currently no solicitation for this effort. Any solicitation resulting from this RFI will be announced separately.

2. Objective

The FS seeks to acquire and utilize commercially available software and system support services for the Operational Loads Monitoring System (OLMS). Following two catastrophic in-flight failures of heavy air tankers in 2002, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued Recommendation A-04-29 stating that the FS should

United States
Department of
Agriculture

Forest
Service

Washington
Office

Procurement and Property Services
National Procurement Operations
IT Contract Branch
333 Broadway Blvd SE
Albuquerque, NM 87102

“develop maintenance and inspection programs for aircraft that are used in firefighting operations that take into account and are based on the magnitude of maneuver loading and the level of turbulence in the firefighting environment and the effect of these factors on remaining operational life.” OLMS was developed to accomplish these objectives by