Indefinite Delivery Contract 1204H126T7374

West Coast Wildland Strike Teams Inc. (WCW), a small disadvantaged and woman-owned business based in Gresham, Oregon, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract on February 6, 2026, by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) for water handling equipment and services supporting the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 6 Pacific Northwest Region. The contract carries a ceiling value of $250,000 with a firm fixed-price pricing structure and extends through May 30, 2030. The award is designated as a total small business set-aside, enabling competitive access for qualified small enterprises. WCW will provide critical wildland fire suppression resources including fire 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 equipment, materials, transportation, and specialized firefighting personnel to support federal wildfire response and emergency incident management operations.

The underlying solicitation, posted on February 4, 2025, with quotes due March 21, 2025, sought multiple preseason Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system to establish flexible mechanisms for water handling equipment procurement across the Pacific Northwest. Contractors are expected to support emergency incident response, prescribed project work, and interagency cooperative efforts, with dispatch centers regionally based to optimize response times and value delivery. Proposed rates are structured around up to 16-hour daily shifts, with the Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management Regional Program Office conducting annual reviews to potentially expand the contractor roster. This procurement structure reflects the federal government's strategic approach to pre-positioning qualified resources for rapid deployment during fire season and emergency incidents affecting multiple western regions.