Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SB26T7247

The U.S. Forest Service, through the National Interagency Fire Center, awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract to 406H2O LLC, a women-owned small business and HUBZone-certified firm based in Roundup, Montana, under a total small business set-aside. The contract, valued at $250,000 with performance through May 30, 2030, procures water handling services for East Zone Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9. Deliverables include equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, trained and certified personnel, and supervisory support to meet fire suppression, all-hazard incident response, and prescribed project work requirements. The scope encompasses land protection and fire severity mitigation operations across multiple Forest Service regions, with optional availability to other federal agencies including the Department of the Interior and National Park Service. Work is performed through the Virtual Incident Procurement system, which awards Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements to support rapid emergency response deployment across geographically dispersed dispatch centers.

The original solicitation, posted February 4, 2025, sought qualified vendors capable of providing comprehensive water handling resources and personnel to support wildland fire management and emergency operations across the specified East Zone regions. Prospective contractors were required to maintain valid Unique Entity Identifier registration, active System for Award Management accounts, and appropriate login credentials. The procurement anticipated multiple competitive awards with payment rates established at the time of order issuance, accommodating extended operational hours up to 16-hour daily shifts. Given the unpredictable nature of wildland fire incident locations and rapid deployment requirements, the Forest Service structured the contract to ensure efficient resource positioning through regional dispatch center alignment, with provisions for annual review and potential expansion of contractor resources throughout the five-year contract period.