This is a federal contract award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to Kens Water Tender Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement known as the I-BPA 2017 Interagency Firefighting Crew Agreement (IFCA), with a potential value of $112,125.00. It is not set aside for any specific business category.
The contract provides for the rental of heavy equipment such as dozers, excavators, and water tenders, as well as vehicle transportation services to support wildland firefighting and emergency response operations for the Forest Service and other federal agencies in California's Region 5. Kens Water Tender Inc. has previously delivered similar services under other federal contracts with the Forest Service. The IFCA IDIQ facilitates the coordination of critical firefighting assets from vetted small business partners like Kens Water Tender Inc. through expedited contracting mechanisms across multiple dispatch centers in the Pacific Southwest region.