Big Sky General Rental Inc.
Butte, MT Doing business as Big Sky Rental Center
- UEI
- DCMHH9BMAMK6
- CAGE
- 38GJ2
- Primary NAICS
- 532310 General Rental Centers
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- SBA certifications
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HUBZone Firm· Current
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 815 E 2nd St, Butte, MT 59701, USA
- Website
- bigskygeneralrental.com
- Industry
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- Industrials
- SIC code
- 79 Amusement & Recreation Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $224,451 |
| FY2025 | $356,222 |
| FY2024 | $247,065 |
| FY2023 | $29,500 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Agriculture | $224,451 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Big Sky General Rental Inc., doing business as Big Sky Rental Center, is an SBA-certified HUBZone small business based in Butte, Montana that rents specialized equipment to the USDA Forest Service as a prime contractor on full-and-open purchase orders, with no subcontract footprint. The company is a self-certified small disadvantaged business operating as a Subchapter S Corporation; it competes exclusively outside set-aside vehicles and holds no seats on government-wide IDIQs or GWACs.
The vendor's capability portfolio centers on equipment rental in support of federal land management and wildland fire response operations. Big Sky Rental Center supplies generators, trailer-mounted lighting systems, forklifts, refrigerated trailers, mobile office trailers, satellite services, tents, and allied equipment to support trail maintenance, construction, infrastructure maintenance, and emergency operations across Forest Service regions. Recent representative work includes a $101,769 firm fixed-price purchase order from USDA Forest Service Region 4 (Intermountain Region) for trailer-mounted lighting systems awarded August 25, 2024 with completion October 9, 2024; a $71,500 purchase order from Forest Service Region 1 (Northern Region) for lighting systems, forklifts, and satellite services awarded August 2, 2026 with completion September 14, 2026; and a $70,356 purchase order from Forest Service Region 4 for trailer-mounted lighting systems and forklifts awarded October 4, 2024 with completion November 4, 2024.
Customer concentration is extreme and agency-focused. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R1-Northern Region accounts for 37 awards and $689 thousand in combined potential value — 77% of total award count and 70% of total dollars. The Forest Service R4-Intermountain Region holds 5 awards worth $214 thousand (5% of dollars), Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region contributes 1 award for $28 thousand, and the Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center issued 1 award for $5 thousand. The top two customers by both award count and potential value are identical; concentration is not balanced between volume and dollar magnitude but rather reinforces the same dependency on Northern Region field operations.
Activity has accelerated significantly in recent years. The vendor received 3 awards in 2022, 1 in 2023, 17 in 2024, 10 in 2025, and 5 through August 2026, reflecting growing Forest Service equipment procurement demand. Five awards from the 2024 and 2025 period carry ultimate completion dates through September 2026, exposing the vendor to modest recompete activity in the next twelve months as those delivery orders expire. Combined potential value of awards reaching completion by late 2026 is approximately $650 thousand, representing meaningful but not catastrophic recompete cliff pressure given the vendor's total footprint of $978 thousand.
By NAICS category, Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing accounts for 22 awards, Support Activities for Forestry for 15 awards, Satellite Telecommunications for 4 awards, and All Other Consumer Goods Rental for 3 awards. By PSC code, Natural Resources/Conservation — Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression dominates with 15 awards; Lease or Rental of Equipment (Miscellaneous) covers 10 awards; and Materials Handling Equipment rental and Electric Wire and Power Distribution Equipment rental each account for 6 awards. The portfolio reflects tight alignment with the seasonal fire-suppression and infrastructure-maintenance cycles of regional Forest Service operations in Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho.
SBA capabilities narrative
Equipment Rental and may be able to provide operators
Quick answers
Is Big Sky General Rental Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Big Sky General Rental Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through May 19, 2027.
What is Big Sky General Rental Inc.'s CAGE code?
Big Sky General Rental Inc.'s CAGE code is 38GJ2, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is DCMHH9BMAMK6.
Which SBA certifications does Big Sky General Rental Inc. hold?
Big Sky General Rental Inc. holds HUBZone Firm certification from the SBA.
How much has Big Sky General Rental Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $356,222 to Big Sky General Rental Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $857,238 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Big Sky General Rental Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Big Sky General Rental Inc. ranked #23 in PSC W083, #39 in PSC W061 and #46 in NAICS 532289 in FY2025.
What is Big Sky General Rental Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Big Sky General Rental Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is S86, sand creek, MTBDF266319, ssts, service - satellite service (12034326K5034), from Region 1 - Northern Region (USFS), on August 9, 2026.
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