This federal contract award to Waterax Corporation, a small disadvantaged business, is for the provision of RAC CACHE NFES PUMP PARTS 2019 to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region. The contract, which has a firm fixed price of $173,895.45, was awarded on February 20, 2019 and has a completion date of April 30, 2019.
The original solicitation was issued as a total small business set-aside and requested quotes for brand-specific pump parts to support the Forest Service's fire cache operations, with a delivery location in Redmond, Oregon. Waterax, a manufacturer specializing in high pressure portable fire pumps and accessories, has an existing relationship with the U.S. government, having provided similar equipment and services to other agencies like the Department of Defense and Bureau of Land Management through various contract vehicles.