Ackley Fire, LLC

Ackley Fire, LLC, a woman-owned small business based in Tulelake, California, supplies firefighting equipment and personnel to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and Department of Interior as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides. The vendor holds a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the National Interagency Fire Center for water handling equipment and emergency response resources serving Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region).

All three of Ackley Fire's recent federal awards are prime contracts under total small business set-asides, spanning two funding sources within USDA Forest Service and Department of Interior. The National Interagency Fire Center accounts for two awards totaling $500 thousand in combined potential value across two IDCs awarded in August 2025 and February 2026. The Department of Interior Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region) issued one delivery order in June 2026 with a ceiling of $27 thousand and an ultimate completion date of July 2, 2026. Combined potential value across all awards is $527 thousand, with only $27 thousand obligated to date (5% of the ceiling).

Ackley Fire's capability scope centers on Type 3 and Type 6 engines, Support Water Tenders in Types 1, 2, and 3, trained and certified personnel, transportation, lodging, and equipment and supplies necessary for fire suppression and all-hazard incident response. The IDCs, running through June 4, 2030, provide daily shift-rate compensation determined by incident-specific Blanket Purchase Agreements and permit optional usage by National Park Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs. Performance occurs in Alturas, California and Region 5 broadly. Activity is nascent — one award in 2025 and two in 2026 — with both IDC ceilings still largely unobligated and due to remain active through mid-2030. The vendor has no subcontract footprint and does not hold parent vehicles outside these two USDA Forest Service IDCs.