Indefinite Delivery Contract 129J6126T7449

Mckellar Tree Service and Logging, Inc., a small business contractor based in Penn Valley, California, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract by the National Interagency Fire Center on February 6, 2026, with a ceiling value of $250,000 and an ultimate completion date of June 13, 2029. The contract is set aside for total small business and procures miscellaneous heavy equipment to support the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region). The contracted equipment includes specialized forestry machinery such as feller bunchers, masticators, mulchers, road graders, and skidders, along with qualified operators, to support wildland fire suppression, all-hazard incidents, and prescribed project work. Under a firm fixed price contracting approach, the contractor provides equipment and personnel capable of rapid deployment to support fire suppression and incident response operations on a daily shift basis for up to 16 hours as needed, with resources positioned to ensure timely emergency incident support to Forest Service dispatch centers.

The original solicitation, posted February 2, 2024, with a March 24, 2024 submission deadline, sought multiple vendors through the Virtual Incident Procurement system to establish blanket purchase agreements for heavy equipment supporting wildland fire and incident management across Forest Service regions. Vendor selection emphasized equipment positioning relative to dispatch centers, required certifications and training, system registration, and socioeconomic status considerations as an award advantage under the total small business set-aside. Mckellar Tree Service and Logging, Inc. brings substantial experience in federal forestry contracting, including prior Indefinite Delivery Contracts and a significant $50 million single-award Stewardship Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Region, demonstrating established capabilities in hazardous fuels reduction, timber harvesting, and emergency response support across western United States forest service regions.