Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SB26T7635

The National Interagency Fire Center awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract to Darold Stanton Logging, Inc., an SBA-certified HUBZone small business located in Orofino, Idaho, under a Total Small Business set-aside designation. The contract, effective February 6, 2026, through May 21, 2030, carries a ceiling value of $250,000 and is structured as an Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement administered through the Virtual Incident Procurement system. The primary deliverables encompass heavy equipment and water services for fire suppression, all-hazard incident response, and prescribed project work across U.S. Forest Service Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9 in the East Zone. The contracted equipment and services include specialized resources such as feller bunchers, masticators, skidders, dozers, and water handling equipment, with contractors responsible for providing equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, lodging, and personnel to support daily operations with proposed rates based on up to 16-hour daily shifts.

The solicitation, originally posted February 5, 2025, with a response deadline of March 26, 2025, sought qualified vendors through competitive evaluation to support the Forest Service's fire management and emergency response operations. Vendor selection prioritized technical capabilities, socioeconomic status, and disadvantaged business categories, with evaluation criteria including maintenance of valid System for Award Management registration, Unique Entity ID numbers, and active Login.gov accounts for electronic submission through the Virtual Incident Procurement system. The agreement structure enables interagency cooperation, allowing optional utilization by other federal agencies including the Department of Interior, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs, subject to their respective administrative terms. Annual reviews by the Forest Service's Fire and Aviation Management Regional Program Office provide opportunities for contractor additions or resource expansion during the contract performance period, facilitating flexible deployment of heavy equipment and personnel for critical fire management and emergency response scenarios across multiple western regions.