Adkins, Ronald M

Adkins, Ronald M, doing business as Well Equipped Small Engine Chainsaw And Pump Repair, is a veteran-owned sole proprietorship based in Anderson, California, that provides mobile repair services for small engines, chainsaws, pumps, and related equipment, along with equipment rentals, to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of 68 awards) and competes predominantly under total small business set-aside designations on USDA Forest Service regional and interagency contracts.

The vendor's capability portfolio centers narrowly on wildland fire suppression and land management support. Core services include mobile chainsaw repair, small engine and pump maintenance, weed washing unit rentals, chipper services, and miscellaneous heavy equipment rental (feller bunchers, mulchers, masticators, road graders, and skidders). Representative recent work includes a $26,701.57 delivery order from USDA Forest Service Region 4 (Intermountain Region) on August 12, 2026, for small engine, chainsaw, and pump repair services in Price, Utah; a $44,250 delivery order from Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region) on September 17, 2024, for repair and weed washing equipment rental; and a $68,000 delivery order from Region 5 on September 19, 2023, for engine, chainsaw, and pump repair supporting wildfire prevention across national forests in California.

Customer concentration is extreme: the Department of Agriculture Forest Service accounts for 97% of awards across all office lines. Within that agency, the National Interagency Fire Center anchors the dollar volume, holding 12 awards worth $3.9 million in combined potential value, while Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region) leads by award count with 32 delivery orders valued at $1.4 million combined. The vendor holds nine Indefinite Delivery Contracts—all issued by the National Interagency Fire Center or Region 5 under the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system—with individual ceiling values of $250,000 to $500,000, set aside for total small businesses, running through 2029 and 2030. Task orders against these IDCs drive the vendor's revenue stream; the top five parent vehicles alone account for approximately $651,000 in combined potential value.

Activity has remained modest and consistent, ranging from three to seven awards annually over the past five years, with 68 total awards across the entire source history generating $6.7 million in combined potential value and $1.2 million in obligated dollars (18% capture). The vendor has no subcontract footprint and does not hold positions on government-wide vehicles such as GWACs or GSA Schedules. Work is performed across multiple Forest Service regions (Regions 3, 5, and 6 most frequently) with administrative oversight through the National Interagency Fire Center, supporting wildland fire response and prescribed burn operations in California, Idaho, and New Mexico. The vendor's primary NAICS framing is Support Activities for Forestry (63 of 68 awards), and the primary PSC is Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression (65 awards).

FIRE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND REPLACEMENTS. PARTS AND SERVICE.