Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SB26T7143

Vanafire LLC, a Native American-owned small disadvantaged business based in Surprise, Arizona, was awarded a $250,000 Indefinite Delivery Contract on February 6, 2026, by the National Interagency Fire Center under a total small business set-aside. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of May 6, 2030, provides water handling services for fire suppression and all-hazard incident response operations across U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Regions 3 and 8. The procurement is structured as a Virtual Incident Procurement Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement, which enables pre-qualified vendor positioning for task order competition and rapid resource deployment during wildland fire and emergency management activities. The contract encompasses equipment, personnel, transportation, and logistical resources necessary to support incident response operations, with pricing based on up to 16-hour daily shifts as determined through the vendor application and annual contract renewal processes.

The underlying solicitation, posted February 4, 2025, with a due date of March 10, 2025, sought qualified vendors capable of meeting emergency response timelines with particular emphasis on geographic proximity to dispatch centers in the specified regions. Vendor evaluation prioritized capabilities to provide water handling resources and ensure cost-effective response coordination across interagency cooperators, including the Department of Interior, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs. Vanafire LLC's award reflects demonstrated competitive standing in federal fire management procurement, building upon prior delivery order performance with the Forest Service across multiple regions. The contract establishes the contractor as a pre-qualified resource within the Federal Emergency Management System while maintaining flexibility for potential on-ramping of additional contractors and annual performance reviews conducted by the Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management Regional Program Office.