American River Iron Inc.

American River Iron Inc., American River Iron LLC Division, a small disadvantaged business and service-disabled veteran-owned business based in Lincoln, California, supplies heavy equipment for wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response to the U.S. Forest Service as a prime contractor operating exclusively under small-business set-asides. The company competes solely within total small business reserved procurements and holds four firm fixed price indefinite delivery contracts awarded by the National Interagency Fire Center between June 2023 and February 2026, all structured as multiple-award blanket purchase agreements under the Virtual Incident Procurement system.

The vendor's entire customer footprint derives from a single agency — the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management through the National Interagency Fire Center — with four awards carrying a combined potential value of $1 million. All work aligns to NAICS 541712 (Support Activities for Forestry) and PSC Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression. American River Iron's capability portfolio centers on providing equipped and certified operators delivering heavy equipment including feller bunchers, mulchers, masticators, road graders, dozers, excavators, and skidders to support vegetation management, fire mitigation, and prescribed project work on a daily shift basis of up to 16 hours as needed. The four IDV vehicles — each with a $250,000 ceiling — span USDA Forest Service Regions 5 and 6 (Pacific Southwest and West Zones) with ultimate completion dates ranging from June 2028 through June 2029. Award priority emphasized geographic positioning closest to dispatch centers to ensure rapid emergency response capability, and the vendor was required to maintain System for Award Management registration and USDA eAuthentication credentials for electronic quote submission.

Activity has grown modestly from one award in 2023 to two awards in 2026, with the entire portfolio consisting of prime awards — no subcontract work — and concentrated entirely within a single federal customer and narrow operational scope.