Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SB26T7286

Independent Log Co, a minority-owned and Native American-owned small business based in Pueblo, Colorado, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $250,000 by the National Interagency Fire Center on February 6, 2026, with a completion date of May 30, 2030. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside with firm fixed pricing, provides water handling services and equipment to support fire suppression, all-hazard incident response, and prescribed project work across U.S. Forest Service East Zone Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9. Under this Indefinite Delivery Contract structure, Independent Log Co supplies critical emergency response resources including Type 2 water tenders, water handling equipment, transportation, and trained personnel capable of supporting up to 16-hour daily operational shifts as required by incident management activities.

The solicitation for this contract, posted as a pre-solicitation notice on February 4, 2025 with quotes due by March 23, 2025, sought qualified vendors through the Virtual Incident Procurement system to provide water handling resources across multiple regional dispatch centers. The contract allows for optional utilization by interagency cooperators including the Department of Interior, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs, enabling broader emergency response coordination. As an Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement structure, the contract anticipates competitive ordering against established rates, with the U.S. Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management Regional Program Office retaining the authority to review and potentially add additional contractors during the performance period. The arrangement reflects the Forest Service's strategy to maintain pre-positioned vendor capacity for rapid deployment in support of unpredictable wildland fire suppression and emergency incident management operations across multiple geographic regions.