Austin David

Austin David, doing business as Austin Fire, a sole proprietorship based in Grants Pass, Oregon, operates exclusively as a prime contractor providing wildland fire management equipment and personnel to the Department of Agriculture Forest Service across the western United States. The vendor competes full-and-open with a total small business set-aside footprint on its two most recent IDIQs (awarded February 2025 and May 2025); prior delivery orders and IDCs did not carry set-aside designations.

Austin Fire's capability portfolio centers on water handling equipment and firefighting personnel for wildland incident response and suppression. The vendor furnishes Type 3, 4, 5, and 6 fire engines; Support Water Tenders Types 1, 2, and 3; Tactical Water Tenders Types 1 and 2; and associated ground resources, equipment, materials, and transportation to support fire prevention, preparedness, suppression, and post-fire remediation. Recent representative work includes a $72,000 firm fixed-price delivery order from the Forest Service (July 2026) for wildland fire management services in Fossil, Oregon under total small business set-aside; a $96,604 delivery order (August 2023) for Type 4 fire engine, water handling services, and ground resources across Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10; and a $52,800 delivery order (July 2024) for Type 4 fire engine delivery to support National Forests and Grasslands.

Customer concentration is nearly monolithic. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service accounts for 100% of awards across four organizational branches: Forest Service Region 6–Pacific Northwest Region leads by award count with 21 awards ($943 thousand combined potential value), while the Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center anchors dollar value with 6 awards ($1.1 million combined potential value). This concentration reflects Austin Fire's regional specialization in Pacific Northwest fire management infrastructure.

The vendor holds three active IDIQs. Two multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts issued by the National Interagency Fire Center in February 2026 and May 2025 carry $500,000 and $250,000 ceilings respectively, both total small business set-asides running through May 29, 2030, with performance in Region 6–Pacific Northwest Region. A third expired IDC (June 2022–June 2025), also $250,000 and total small business set-aside, covered water handling services across Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10. Task orders flow from these vehicles: the February 2026 IDC has generated one task order ($72 thousand), the May 2025 VIPR I-BPA has generated one task order, and the expired June 2022 IDC generated nine task orders ($353 thousand combined potential value). Additional task orders flow from legacy BPAs under regional delivery mechanisms.

Activity declined markedly from 2022 onward—five awards in 2022, three in 2023, two in 2024, one in 2025, and two in 2026—though the two most recent 2026 awards signal reengagement on newly awarded IDIQs. Combined potential value across all thirty-two awards totals $2.3 million, with $869 thousand obligated (38% of potential value). All awards are prime work; Austin Fire carries no subcontractor footprint. The vendor's NAICS and PSC footprint is wholly concentrated in Support Activities for Forestry (32 awards) and Natural Resources/Conservation–Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression (PSC), with place of performance spanning Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10 across Oregon, California, and the broader western National Forest system.