The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) awarded a $20,473 firm fixed-price purchase order to Abel Fire Equipment Inc., a woman-owned small business based in Placerville, California, on June 1, 2025. This contract, set aside for small businesses, supports the VIPR (Visitors, Infrastructure, Partnerships, and Resilience) Rail Ridge Fire Yurts initiative and is designated for performance in Boise, Idaho, with an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2025. Abel Fire Equipment Inc. specializes in providing emergency response and specialized equipment to federal civilian agencies, including the USFS and Environmental Protection Agency, with extensive experience delivering tents, mobile office trailers, generators, and other operational support materials across multiple federal regions.
This award recognizes Abel Fire Equipment Inc.'s proven capability in supporting the Forest Service's emergency response and incident management operations. The company holds two significant Indefinite Delivery Contracts through the National Interagency Fire Center, each valued at $250,000 and set aside for small businesses, covering incident base unit resources and potable water infrastructure for the Pacific Southwest Region. The Rail Ridge Fire Yurts contract represents continued engagement with a vendor that has consistently demonstrated competence in delivering critical infrastructure support for federal land management and wildfire response missions.
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