Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SB26T7429

This Indefinite Delivery Contract, awarded by the National Interagency Fire Center to Jackson Bryan, operating as 5J Water Service, provides water handling services and resources to support wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response across U.S. Forest Service East Zone Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9. The contract is structured as a multiple award, total small business set-aside with a ceiling value of $250,000 and a firm fixed price delivery order mechanism. Performance will extend from the February 6, 2026 award date through May 30, 2030. The prime contractor, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Caliente, Nevada, will deliver water tender vehicles (Type 1 and Type 2), water handling equipment and materials, potable water delivery, trained personnel, and transportation services to meet emergency response requirements across the western United States. The contractor is expected to support operations with capacity for up to 16-hour daily shifts to accommodate rapid deployment needs characteristic of wildland fire management.

The underlying solicitation, posted by the U.S. Forest Service in February 2025, sought multiple contractors through the Virtual Incident Procurement system to establish Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements for comprehensive water handling support. Successful vendors were required to maintain active registrations in the System for Award Management, valid Unique Entity Identifiers, and appropriate login credentials to participate in the VIPR platform. The procurement emphasizes the contractor's ability to provide timely, flexible resource deployment to multiple regional dispatch centers with geographic positioning near incident locations to ensure cost-effective emergency response. The contract structure permits optional utilization by interagency partners including the Department of Interior, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs, broadening the scope of potential deployment while maintaining firm fixed price delivery order rates established at the time of each order.