Purchase Order 1202RZ26K6045

The U.S. Forest Service's Region 8 – Southern Region awarded a $51,343.12 firm fixed-price purchase order to Fire Ignition Resources LLC for Premo Balls on March 26, 2026, with completion due the same date. Fire Ignition Resources LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Talladega, Alabama, specializes in manufacturing Premo Fireball spheres—1.25-inch polystyrene balls containing potassium permanganate—used for aerial ignition in controlled burning operations across federal lands. The contract carries no set-aside designation and is to be performed in Mars Hill, North Carolina.

This award supports the U.S. Forest Service's wildfire management and prescribed burning operations. Fire Ignition Resources LLC has established itself as a critical supplier of aerial ignition equipment to multiple federal agencies, including the Forest Service, Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service. The company currently holds two significant Indefinite Delivery Vehicle contracts with the Forest Service's National Interagency Fire Center ($2 million Blanket Purchase Agreement through January 2026) and the Fish and Wildlife Service ($250,000 Blanket Purchase Agreement through June 2028), demonstrating its trusted position as a provider of specialized pyrotechnic devices for federal land management operations.