A Abel Moving & Rigging, Inc.

A Abel Moving & Rigging, Inc., a small-business prime contractor based in Missoula, Montana, provides moving, rigging, and logistical support services for wildfire and emergency response operations to federal land-management agencies, operating entirely under small-business set-asides and full-and-open designations with no subcontract footprint. The company holds multiple indefinite-delivery contracts with the USDA Forest Service and the National Interagency Fire Center for potable and gray water trucks and trailer-mounted handwashing stations supporting wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response across Forest Service Regions 1, 2, and 4. A Abel specializes in on-call emergency logistics infrastructure, with certified personnel available for up to 16-hour daily shifts during incident activation, and has delivered similar services to federal agencies since at least 2004.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward Forest Service regions and the Bureau of Land Management. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R1-Northern Region accounts for 20 awards ($371 thousand combined potential value), while the National Interagency Fire Center anchors the largest single customer by dollar value with four awards worth $1.5 million. The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas places four awards with $3 million in combined potential value, making it the largest customer by potential dollars — a split that reflects the BLM awards carrying higher individual order sizes relative to the Forest Service's frequent smaller task orders. Forest Service regional offices and the Interagency Fire Center together comprise roughly 81% of recent awards by count.

A Abel's award portfolio is characterized by high transaction frequency but modest order values. The company has executed 42 total prime awards over the past two decades, with activity concentrated in 2022–2026 (six awards in that period) and a modest pace outside that window. The two most recent awards include a $68,400 Total Small Business delivery order from the Forest Service issued August 1, 2026, for moving and rigging in support of wildfire response in Kalispell, Montana, and a $23,750 non-set-aside delivery order from Forest Service Region 1 awarded August 21, 2025. Prior representative work includes an $84,631 delivery order from Forest Service Region 6 (Pacific Northwest) for moving and rigging services in August 2024 and a $41,900 delivery order from Region 1 Northern Region for similar logistical support in August 2023. The company also holds two multiple-award indefinite-delivery contracts with the National Interagency Fire Center, each with a $500,000 ceiling and an ultimate completion date of May 22, 2029, awarded February 6, 2026, both reserved for total small business participation.

A Abel's work falls almost entirely under NAICS 238990 (mobile construction) and PSC S206 (firefighting equipment rental), with 40 of 42 awards categorized under Support Activities for Forestry. Task orders flow primarily through BPAs and IDIQs managed by the Virtual Incident Procurement system, with the top parent vehicles carrying small order counts (two to four task orders per vehicle) reflective of A Abel's position as one among multiple small-business awardees on each contract vehicle.

No matter if it is a building or heavy equipment, we move it all!. Since our inception in 1974, we have grown to be one of the largest specialized movers in the Inter Mountain West! We attribute this growth to our ability to provide continued cost effective and efficient handling of your oversize or overweight structures or heavy machine loads in a safe manner. Our experienced staff, coupled with state of the art equipment will provide timely completion of your next moving, rigging, or heavy haul job!