Indefinite Delivery Contract 1204H126T7094

Curtis T. Pumphrey, operating as Black Forest, a small business sole proprietorship based in Walla Walla, Washington, was awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Contract by the National Interagency Fire Center (NICF) for water handling equipment services in the Forest Service Region 6 Pacific Northwest Region. The contract, effective February 6, 2026, and extending through May 29, 2030, carries a ceiling value of $250,000 and is structured as a Total Small Business set-aside with firm fixed-price delivery orders executed through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system. Black Forest specializes in providing critical wildfire suppression and emergency response equipment, including water handling assets such as Engines Type 3, 4, 5, and 6; Support Water Tenders Type 1, 2, and 3; and Tactical Water Tenders Type 1 and 2, along with associated materials, transportation, and personnel support as required by agreement specifications.

The contract was established through a competitive pre-solicitation process posted February 4, 2025, with quotes due March 21, 2025, and is designed to enable rapid deployment of water handling resources for fire suppression, all-hazard incident response, prescribed project work, and potential interagency cooperative efforts across the Pacific Northwest region. Black Forest's existing track record with the U.S. Forest Service demonstrates established capability in supporting wildland fire management operations across multiple geographic regions, with historical delivery order values ranging from $7,880 to $123,776. The procurement mechanism creates a flexible, responsive framework allowing the Forest Service to access pre-qualified equipment resources on an as-needed basis, with rates based on up to 16-hour daily shifts and regional dispatch center coordination to ensure timely resource availability during fire season and emergency response operations.