Indefinite Delivery Contract 1204H126T7405

Woodpecker Co, a small disadvantaged and woman-owned small business based in Hubbard, Oregon, was awarded a $250,000 multiple-award indefinite delivery contract by the National Interagency Fire Center (NICFC) on February 6, 2026, with performance extending through June 4, 2030. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside with a firm fixed price structure, establishes a vehicle for the procurement of water handling equipment critical to wildland firefighting and emergency incident response operations across Region 6, the Pacific Northwest Region. The scope of services encompasses the provision and deployment of Engines Type 3, 4, 5, and 6; Support Water Tenders Type 1, 2, and 3; and Tactical Water Tenders Type 1 and 2, with Woodpecker Co responsible for supplying all associated equipment, materials, transportation, and personnel necessary to meet contractual specifications.

Under the underlying solicitation issued by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, the contract was structured to support emergency incident response, prescribed project work, and interagency cooperative efforts through a flexible procurement mechanism utilizing incident blanket purchase agreements (I-BPAs) and delivery orders. Contractors are expected to maintain readiness for rapid deployment and respond to dispatch requests from regionally based fire dispatch centers, with compensation structured according to rates specified in individual task orders, typically calculated on the basis of up to 16-hour daily operational shifts. The annual review process allows the Forest Service to evaluate contractor performance and selectively add new resources or contractors as operational needs dictate, ensuring the government maintains access to responsive, cost-effective water handling capabilities across the Pacific Northwest's approximately 193 million acres of public lands managed by the USDA Forest Service.