Indefinite Delivery Contract 129J6124T7195

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Lepage Company, Inc., a woman-owned small business certified as a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) firm, to provide miscellaneous heavy equipment rentals, water handling services, and chipper services in support of wildland firefighting, storm damage cleanup, and other emergency response efforts across the agency's Pacific Southwest, Southwestern, Pacific Northwest, and Alaska regions. The IDC, valued at up to $250,000, was awarded through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) program and allows the Forest Service to quickly issue task orders for Lepage's services as needed. Additionally, Lepage holds a $7 million single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the Forest Service for heavy equipment support services related to storm and natural disaster recovery in California and Nevada. These contract vehicles enable the Forest Service to rapidly deploy Lepage's specialized equipment and personnel during emergencies and critical land management activities.

The original solicitation was a total small business set-aside seeking vendors to provide a range of heavy equipment such as feller bunchers, mulchers, masticators, road graders, and skidders to support the Forest Service's wildland fire suppression, all-hazard incidents, and prescribed project work across its regions. Socioeconomic status was considered as an advantage for vendor ranking and award. The contracts aim to ensure the Forest Service and cooperating agencies have access to the necessary equipment and skilled personnel to effectively respond to emergency situations and carry out mission-critical land management operations.