The National Interagency Fire Center awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract for miscellaneous heavy equipment to Caldbeck Logging Incorporated on February 6, 2026, with a contract ceiling of $500,000. The contract carries a total small business set-aside.
Caldbeck Logging Incorporated is a woman-owned small business based in Polson, Montana. Place of performance covers East Zone regions of the U.S. Forest Service, including Regions 1, 2, and 4.
The originating solicitation, posted January 18, 2024, sought quotes for heavy equipment to support fire suppression and prescribed project work across Forest Service East Zone regions. Equipment requested included feller bunchers, mulcher/masticators, road graders, and skidders. Awards utilize the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system for rapid deployment of private sector assets during fire suppression and contingency response operations. Personnel and equipment must meet requirements specified in the solicitation; resources may be used up to 16 hours per day, and all-inclusive rates must cover transportation, lodging, and personnel costs.
The period of performance runs through April 15, 2030. This contract is one of multiple awards made under the same program solicitation.