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Miller Timber Services, Inc. has been awarded a $250,000 Indefinite Delivery Contract by the National Interagency Fire Center, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside with a multiple-award structure. The contract period extends through May 30, 2030, and encompasses the provision of heavy equipment with water capabilities for fire suppression and all-hazard incident response across U.S. Forest Service Regions 3, 5, and 6. The contractor will supply fully equipped and personnel-ready resources, including specialized equipment such as water tenders and heavy machinery, capable of supporting wildland fire suppression, prescribed project work, and emergency incident response operations. Task orders issued under this Indefinite Delivery Vehicle will be structured through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement system, with compensation based on established rates for up to 16-hour daily shifts as determined at the time of order issuance.
The original solicitation, posted February 5, 2025, with quotes due March 25, 2025, sought multiple contractors to support the Forest Service's fire suppression and all-hazard incident needs through a competitive small business set-aside process. Vendors were required to propose equipment and personnel resources capable of nationwide deployment, with dispatch agreements awarded to regional centers selected based on resource location proximity to ensure rapid incident response. The contract award to Miller Timber Services reflects the contractor's established capability in delivering specialized forestry and emergency response services, including trained personnel and heavy equipment, with optional use authorized for interagency cooperators such as the Department of Interior, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs under their respective administrative frameworks.
Miller Timber Services, Inc.
$250.0k 2/6/26 5/30/30 2/6/26 1204H126T7237
Miller Timber Services, Inc. has been awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $250,000 by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) for water handling equipment and services supporting the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 6 Pacific Northwest Region. The contract, awarded on February 6, 2026, operates under a Firm Fixed Price structure with a Total Small Business set-aside designation and extends through May 29, 2030. The procurement encompasses water handling resources critical to 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. Miller Timber Services is responsible for providing equipment, materials, transportation, trained personnel, and compliance with agreement specifications to support emergency incident response, prescribed project work, and potential interagency cooperative efforts across the Pacific Northwest region.
Under this Indefinite Delivery Contract, the government established a flexible procurement mechanism allowing the Forest Service to issue task orders on an on-call basis through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system, with compensation structured for up to 16-hour daily operational shifts at rates specified in the agreement at the time of order issuance. The original solicitation, posted February 4, 2025 with quotes due March 21, 2025, targeted small businesses capable of providing immediate water handling resources to support the region's wildland fire and emergency incident management operations. Miller Timber Services' award reflects its established capability as a specialized forestry and emergency services contractor with extensive experience delivering equipment and personnel resources across multiple Forest Service regions, positioning the firm as a critical on-call resource for the Pacific Northwest region's fire suppression and incident response requirements.
Miller Timber Services, Inc.
$250.0k 2/6/26 5/29/30 2/6/26 12363N23A4266
This Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service to Sundance Consultants, LLC, a Native American-owned small business. The $50 million single-award BPA, titled "Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) BPA," covers a wide range of professional services, natural resource restoration, engineering, and project management work. This includes areas such as cultural resource surveys, environmental assessments, vegetation treatment, insect/disease management, and natural resource rehabilitation across national forests and other public lands.
Under this BPA, Sundance has been awarded two task orders: a $184,407 contract for the Gibson Insect and Disease Project in Oregon, and a $775,882 contract for the Midnight Restoration Project in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington. These firm fixed-price contracts were set aside for small businesses and will support the Forest Service's land management and environmental compliance initiatives in the Pacific Northwest region. The BPA has a 10-year period of performance from the estimated award date in early 2023 through 2033.
Sundance Consultants, LLC
$50.0m 4/13/23 3/6/33 4/18/23 129J6120T7054
The indefinite delivery contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service aims to procure water handling resources, including engines and support water tenders, for use in wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response activities across Region 5 in California. The contract was competitively awarded on a multiple award basis to Pacific Oasis Inc. as a total small business set-aside. The original solicitation anticipated awarding multiple I-BPA agreements with a potential value of $250,000 each.
Under the IDV, Pacific Oasis Inc. has been issued numerous firm fixed price delivery orders to supply various types of engines and related equipment and services to several Forest Service offices. Locations of performance include cities in California, New Mexico, and Quincy. Orders range in value from approximately $6,000 to over $80,000. The Forest Service utilizes these contracted resources, which include specialized vehicles and ground support equipment, to execute its wildland fire management and emergency response programs across lands under its jurisdiction. Periods of performance on individual orders extend into 2022.
Pacific Oasis Inc.
$250.0k 5/2/20 6/10/22 5/2/20 12363N23A4481
Aero S E A T Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Sterling, Colorado, was awarded a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) by the USDA Forest Service on June 12, 2023, for the Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) National BPA. This $50 million BPA, with an ultimate completion date of March 6, 2033, establishes a framework for the procurement of comprehensive professional services, natural resources restoration, engineering, and project management work across the United States. The BPA was issued as a total small business set-aside and covers a wide spectrum of activities including project management, inspection, natural resources consulting, data management, restoration work, road construction, and plant material production. The contract was solicited as a pre-solicitation notice in December 2022 and formally awarded in March 2023, positioning Aero S E A T Inc. as a key resource for the Forest Service's land management and conservation initiatives across multiple federal agencies and geographic regions.
To date, Aero S E A T Inc. has executed multiple BPA calls totaling approximately $2.8 million against the LMIR master agreement, with task orders focused primarily on aerial herbicide application, aerial seeding operations, and vegetation management services. Notable BPA calls include projects in Nevada administered by the Bureau of Land Management's Nevada Region—including the Sandy Wheeler Herbicide ($71,200), Cottonwood Bird Springs Herbicide ($192,500), Sierra Front Herbicide ($139,541), Potosi Herbicide ($114,510), and Sandy Valley Herbicide ($248,559)—as well as projects in Montana administered by the Department of Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6, including work at the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge. These task orders, all designated as total small business set-asides with firm fixed-price structures and performance periods extending through early 2026, reflect the contractor's specialization in providing single-engine air tanker operations, aerial seeding, herbicide and pesticide application, and wildland firefighting support services to advance federal land conservation, invasive species control, and habitat restoration objectives.
Aero S E A T Inc.
$50.0m 6/12/23 3/6/33 6/12/23