Indefinite Delivery Contract 1204H126T7043

Basin Water Tenders LLC, a small business based in Klamath Falls, Oregon, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $250,000 by the National Interagency Fire Center on February 6, 2026, with performance extending through May 29, 2030. This Total Small Business set-aside contract procures water handling equipment and services for wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response across the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 6 Pacific Northwest Region. The specific equipment and services encompass Engines Type 3, 4, 5, and 6; Support Water Tenders Type 1, 2, and 3; and Tactical Water Tenders Type 1 and 2, with the contractor responsible for providing equipment, materials, transportation, and certified personnel to meet incident response requirements. The contract utilizes an Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement mechanism, enabling the Forest Service to rapidly mobilize water handling assets through streamlined delivery orders during emergency incidents.

The underlying solicitation, posted February 4, 2025 with quotes due March 21, 2025, sought qualified small businesses to support emergency incident response, prescribed burn operations, and potential interagency cooperative efforts throughout the Pacific Northwest region. Vendors were required to maintain active System for Award Management registration, valid Unique Entity Identifiers, and access to the Virtual Incident Procurement system for electronic quote submission and contract administration. Proposed rates are structured around up to 16-hour daily shifts, with regional dispatch centers coordinating resource deployment based on contractor locations to optimize response times and value. This procurement structure reflects the Forest Service's need for flexible, pre-positioned water handling capacity to support critical firefighting and emergency management operations across multiple western states.