Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SB26T7500

Lone Elk Fire LLC, a certified women-owned small business headquartered in Durango, Colorado, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) on February 6, 2026, for water handling services supporting the U.S. Forest Service in East Zone Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9. The contract carries a ceiling value of $250,000 with a firm fixed-price structure under a total small business set-aside designation and extends through May 30, 2030. The deliverables encompass equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, and trained personnel for water handling operations in support of fire suppression, all-hazard incidents, and prescribed project work. These resources are procured through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system via Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPAs), enabling rapid issuance of task orders during peak wildfire demand periods and emergency response situations.

The original solicitation, posted February 4, 2025, specified that vendors must provide comprehensive water handling support capable of sustained operations, including accommodation for up to 16-hour daily shifts. Contractors were required to maintain active System for Award Management (SAM) registrations, valid Unique Entity Identifiers (UEIs), and appropriate organizational certifications. The solicitation emphasized vendor responsibility for selecting dispatch centers proximate to resource locations to ensure cost-effective and timely emergency response capabilities. Awards under this procurement mechanism are available for optional use by interagency cooperators including the Department of Interior, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs, reflecting the cross-agency coordination typical of federal wildland fire management operations.