Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SC22T2301

This federal contract IDV was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to A.S.I. Arden Solutions Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned small business, to provide a range of products and services in support of the agency's wildland fire management, natural resource conservation, and emergency response programs. The IDV includes a $1.75 million contract for National Type 2 Firefighter Crews and a $6.8 million contract for National Type 2IA Firefighter Crews, which allow the Forest Service to rapidly procure critical firefighting resources and personnel on an as-needed basis across different regions. Through these contracting vehicles, A.S.I. Arden Solutions delivers essential goods like office supplies and equipment rentals, as well as vital services such as wildland firefighter crews, technical assistance, wildfire suppression support, land management activities, and post-fire rehabilitation work. The IDV contract has a base period through February 2024 with the potential for up to four additional option periods. The majority of the awarded task orders have firm-fixed-price pricing structures with no set-aside designations, ranging from approximately $5,500 to over $396,000 for the deployment of firefighter crews, chippers, water handling equipment, and other incident support.

The original solicitation for this IDV sought proposals for up to 41 Type 2-IA, 20-person firefighting crews through multiple firm-fixed-price IDIQ contracts using a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 115310, with a $21.5 million size standard. The resultant IDV awards will allow the Forest Service to rapidly procure these critical firefighting resources and capabilities on an as-needed basis to support wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response across the agency's regions.