Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SB26T7645

The National Interagency Fire Center awarded Grizzly Timber LLC a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $250,000 with a performance period extending through May 21, 2030. This total small business set-aside was competitively procured through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system as an Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I-BPA) to provide heavy equipment with water capabilities for wildland fire suppression, all-hazard incidents, and prescribed project work across U.S. Forest Service Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9 in the East Zone. The contract encompasses on-call equipment and operator services at negotiated daily shift rates for equipment including dozers, excavators, tractor plows, skidgines, softtracks, and pumper cats. Contractors are responsible for furnishing all equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, lodging, and personnel necessary to meet agreement specifications, with proposed rates based on up to 16-hour daily shifts. Grizzly Timber LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged and woman-owned small business headquartered in Sheridan, Montana, specializes in forestry and heavy equipment services and holds five multiple-award I-BPA contracts with the National Interagency Fire Center, each valued at $250,000.

This procurement reflects the Forest Service's requirement for flexible, rapid-deployment heavy equipment resources to support emergency incident response operations across multiple western regions. The Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement structure enables efficient dispatch and interagency cooperation, with potential optional use authorized for other federal agencies including the Department of Interior, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs, subject to their administrative requirements. The solicitation emphasized vendor qualifications including valid System for Award Management (SAM) registration, Unique Entity ID (UEI) number, and Login.gov account access, with evaluation criteria including technical capabilities and socioeconomic status preferences. The Forest Service's Fire and Aviation Management Regional Program Office will conduct annual reviews during the contract period to potentially add additional contractors or resources, ensuring sustained capacity for fire management and emergency response across the designated regional footprint.