Indefinite Delivery Contract 1204H124T7046

This federal Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) was awarded by the U.S. Forest Service, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to Cates & Erb, Inc., a small business with multiple socioeconomic certifications including HUBZone and disadvantaged status. The $250,000 multiple-award IDC covers the provision of miscellaneous heavy equipment such as dozers and excavators, along with operators, transportation, and related services for wildland fire suppression, prescribed projects, and all-hazard incidents across the Pacific Northwest Regions 3, 5, and 6. The contract has a period of performance from 2024 to 2029, allowing the Forest Service to issue task orders on an as-needed basis for emergency response, road work, bridge repairs, and vegetation management activities.

Under this IDC, Cates & Erb was awarded a $55,150 firm-fixed-price delivery order to provide equipment, materials, and personnel to support construction, maintenance, and emergency response projects for the Forest Service in Ellensburg, Washington. This task order is likely part of the broader IDC that enables the Forest Service to rapidly acquire a range of field services from the small business contractor as required. The original solicitation for the IDC was a total small business set-aside, seeking proposals through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system for heavy equipment and related services to support the agency's wildland fire management and infrastructure maintenance needs in the Pacific Northwest region.