Indefinite Delivery Contract 1204H126T7395

J & Sons Contracting LLC, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business based in Salem, Oregon, was awarded a $250,000 Indefinite Delivery Contract on February 6, 2026, by the National Interagency Fire Center to provide water handling equipment and services for the USDA Forest Service Region 6 Pacific Northwest Region. The contract is set aside for total small business participation and will remain in effect through May 31, 2030. Under this firm fixed-price IDV, J & Sons Contracting LLC will supply critical water handling equipment for fire suppression and all-hazard incident response, including Type 3, 4, 5, and 6 engines; Type 1, 2, and 3 support water tenders; and Type 1 and 2 tactical water tenders. The contractor is responsible for providing equipment, materials, transportation, personnel, and ensuring compliance with agreement specifications to support emergency incident response and prescribed project work across the Pacific Northwest region.

The underlying procurement, solicited through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system, was posted on February 4, 2025, as a pre-solicitation notice with a due date of March 21, 2025. The Forest Service anticipated awarding multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements through competitive selection to establish a flexible and responsive procurement mechanism for water handling equipment. All communication, rate negotiations, and technical evaluations were conducted electronically via email, with vendors required to maintain active System for Award Management registrations and valid Unique Entity ID numbers. Proposed rates were structured based on up to 16-hour daily shifts, with dispatch centers regionally based to optimize response time and value delivery. Annual reviews were planned to assess contractor performance and potential expansion of resources to support wildland fire and emergency incident management across the Pacific Northwest.