Altered Aspects, LLC

Altered Aspects, LLC, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and SBA Certified HUBZone firm based in Post Falls, Idaho, operates exclusively as a prime contractor delivering heavy equipment and specialized personnel for wildland fire suppression, hazardous fuels mitigation, and forest land management to the Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The vendor competes entirely under set-aside vehicles — predominantly Total Small Business and 8(a) Competitive set-asides across its 44 awards — and maintains no subcontract footprint.

Altered Aspects' capability portfolio centers on provision of fellers, heavy equipment operators, dozers, excavators, tractor plows, feller bunchers, mulchers, masticators, road graders, and skidders, along with certified personnel to operate them, in support of the Forest Service's Fire and Aviation Management programs across the western United States. Representative work includes a $86,973.34 delivery order issued July 12, 2026, by USDA Forest Service Region 1 (Northern Region) for wildland fire suppression and hazardous fuels mitigation equipment and labor in Dalton Gardens, Idaho; a $45,560 delivery order awarded July 26, 2024, for excavation, tree removal, and land clearing in support of northern Idaho initiatives; and multiple smaller orders in the $4,700 to $37,600 range throughout the 2024–2026 period for equipment provision and site operations across northern Idaho and western Montana.

Customer concentration is absolute: 100% of awards fund Forest Service programs across three regional offices. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 1 (Northern Region) accounts for 30 awards worth $51.1 million in combined potential value, with Fire and Aviation Management through the National Interagency Fire Center contributing 12 awards valued at $3.8 million, and the Region 4 (Intermountain Region) contributing 2 awards at $100 thousand. The two rankings are identical — no tension between volume and dollars — reflecting a single customer relationship across multiple service delivery channels.

Altered Aspects' vehicle portfolio splits between a $50 million single-award Northern Rockies Stewardship Blanket Purchase Agreement with USDA Forest Service Region 1 running through October 3, 2032, and eleven multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts issued by the National Interagency Fire Center between February 2026 and August 2026, each carrying $250,000 to $750,000 ceilings under Total Small Business set-asides. The top four parent vehicles account for 30 task orders and $1.2 million in combined value: IDC 1202SB23T7302 (17 task orders, $588 thousand), IDC 1202SB24T7211 (8 task orders, $513 thousand), IDC 1202SB26T8586 (3 task orders, $81 thousand), and IDC 12024B26T7640 (2 task orders, $18 thousand).

Activity shows growth trajectory from 9 awards in 2023 to 18 in 2026 year-to-date through September. Combined potential value across all 44 awards is $55 million, though only $1.2 million (2%) has been obligated, reflecting the forward-pipeline nature of the vehicle ceilings and the high proportion of recent awards (most recent September 10, 2026). Work is performed in Dalton Gardens, Idaho and Libby, Montana, with administrative oversight at the National Interagency Fire Center and USDA Forest Service regional offices. The vendor operates under NAICS 541712 (Support Activities for Forestry) and PSC Natural Resources/Conservation–Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression.

Altered Aspects offers a variety of specialties in support of forestry and excavation projects. Our company has the tools, education, experience, and work ethic to accomplish the mission.

Owner-operator Blake Lindsay has 14 years of experience as a wildland firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service, with eight years spent on the Idaho Panhandle Hotshot Crew. Supported by a bachelor's degree in Fire Ecology and Management with a minor in Forest Resources, Blake leads Altered Aspects with the knowledge and experience necessary for success.