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Ponderosa Aviation Inc
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USAspending records $47M in award obligations to Ponderosa Aviation Inc (Safford, AZ) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $12M, of which $12M (100%) came through contracts.
That is up 10% on FY2025 ($11M).
Ponderosa Aviation Inc ranks 198 of 559 listed organisations located in AZ by five-year obligations, and 10,012 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior: 8 awards worth $19M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 481211 (Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation), where it ranks 33 of 88 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $10,486,165 | $10,476,165 | $10,000 | — |
| FY2024 | $13,206,482 | $13,206,482 | $0 | +26% |
| FY2025 | $11,272,301 | $10,283,366 | $988,935 | -15% |
| FY2026 | $12,347,201 | $12,347,201 | $0 | +10% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in AZ | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $47M | $70B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $12M | $19B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $46M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $999K | $70B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 10,012 of 30,989 | 1 of 559 in AZ | 1 |
Largest in state: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Agriculture | 4 | $13M | 67% |
| 2 | Department of the Interior | 4 | $6.4M | 33% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 481211: 33 of 88 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Graham County, AZ $19M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDelivery Order | 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation | $3.6M | 26 Mar 2024 | AZ | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDelivery Order | 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation | $3.4M | 24 Apr 2024 | AZ | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDelivery Order | 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation | $3.0M | 13 May 2024 | AZ | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDelivery Order | 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation | $3.0M | 25 Mar 2024 | AZ | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorDepartmental Offices | ContractDelivery Order | 115310 Support Activities for Forestry | $2.2M | 5 Jun 2025 | AZ | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorDepartmental Offices | ContractDelivery Order | 115310 Support Activities for Forestry | $1.5M | 26 May 2026 | AZ | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorDepartmental Offices | ContractDelivery Order | 115310 Support Activities for Forestry | $1.4M | 19 May 2026 | AZ | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorDepartmental Offices | ContractDelivery Order | 115310 Support Activities for Forestry | $1.3M | 28 Apr 2026 | AZ | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $3.6M, Department of Agriculture, 26 Mar 2024: PROVIDE PILOT AND AIRCRAFT SERVICES FOR ATGS MISSION, FIRE
- $3.4M, Department of Agriculture, 24 Apr 2024: ATGS WENATCHEE
- $3.0M, Department of Agriculture, 13 May 2024: ATGS SERVICES - MCCALL, ID PROVIDE PILOT AND AIRCRAFT SERVICES FOR ATGS MISSION, FIRE
- $3.0M, Department of Agriculture, 25 Mar 2024: PROVIDE PILOT AND AIRCRAFT SERVICES FOR ATGS MISSION, FIRE
- $2.2M, Department of the Interior, 5 Jun 2025: EU AIR ATTACK CONTRACT BLM FOR GRAND JUNCTION, CO
- $1.5M, Department of the Interior, 26 May 2026: EU AIR ATTACK CONTRACT BLM FOR RENO, NV
- $1.4M, Department of the Interior, 19 May 2026: EU AIR ATTACK CONTRACT USWFS FOR GRAND JUNCTION, CO
- $1.3M, Department of the Interior, 28 Apr 2026: EU AIR ATTACK CONTRACT USWFS FOR CEDAR CITY
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Ponderosa Aviation Inc receive?
$47M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $10M; FY2024: $13M; FY2025: $11M; FY2026: $12M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Ponderosa Aviation Inc?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Agriculture ($13M) and Department of the Interior ($6.4M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation and NAICS 115310 Support Activities for Forestry.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: AZ ($19M).
Is Ponderosa Aviation Inc a large federal recipient?
It ranks 10,012 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 198 of 559 located in AZ. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.