Indefinite Delivery Contract 129J6125T7297

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (USFS) has awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Tri-State Fire LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, to provide water handling equipment and services for wildland fire suppression and emergency response in Regions 1, 2, 4, 8, and 9. The $250,000 IDC, designated as a total small business set-aside, covers the delivery of Type 3 and 6 fire engines, as well as Type 1, 2, and 3 support water tenders, to be used during local, regional, and nationwide incidents. Tri-State Fire LLC has received numerous delivery orders under this flexible contract vehicle, allowing the USFS to quickly obtain critical firefighting resources as seasonal demands fluctuate across a wide geographic area.

The original solicitation, issued through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system, sought small business vendors to provide the specified water handling equipment and personnel to support the USFS's fire suppression and all-hazard incident response efforts in the Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5). The contract is structured as a multiple-award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I-BPA), with vendors required to meet comprehensive equipment and personnel requirements. Rates are based on up to a 16-hour daily shift, and payment is determined by the agreement in effect at the time of order. The solicitation emphasized the importance of vendors selecting dispatch centers closest to their resource locations to ensure timely and cost-effective emergency incident support.