Bird Dog Fire And Land Management Inc.

Bird Dog Fire And Land Management Inc., a Florida-based SBA 8(a)-certified, minority-owned, small disadvantaged, and Hispanic American-owned business, operates as a prime contractor delivering wildland fire suppression, equipment rental, and land stewardship services exclusively to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service across multiple regions. The vendor competes predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides on its Indefinite Delivery Contracts, though recent delivery orders show increasing open-market competitiveness with no set-aside designations on task orders issued in 2024 and beyond.

Bird Dog's capability portfolio centers on specialized wildland fire management operations. The vendor supplies Type 3, 4, and 6 fire engines and water tenders for fire suppression and prescribed burn operations, rents heavy equipment including feller bunchers, mulcher/masticators, road graders, and skidders for fire suppression and fuels treatment, and provides trained personnel and logistics for incident response. Representative work includes a $455,066 delivery order from Forest Service Region 8 (Southern Region) issued April 24, 2026, for wildland fire and land management services in Tallahassee, Florida; a $242,232 non-set-aside delivery order from Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region) issued October 9, 2024, for specialized wildland fire management services; and a $206,312 open-market delivery order from Region 5 issued October 21, 2024, for fire prevention and suppression equipment and services.

Customer concentration is narrow and regional. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service accounts for all 67 recent awards. The Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center leads by dollar value with 18 awards valued at $3.6 million combined potential value, while Forest Service Region 8 (Southern Region) leads by volume with 29 awards valued at $1.9 million. Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region) follows with 8 awards at $973 thousand combined potential value. The concentration reflects Bird Dog's deep specialization in Forest Service fire and land management operations across the Southeast, Southwest, and Pacific regions.

Bird Dog holds six active Indefinite Delivery Contracts totaling $2.5 million in combined ceiling value, all set aside for Total Small Business and all awarded by the National Interagency Fire Center between May 2022 and February 2026. The largest three vehicles carry $500,000 ceilings each: miscellaneous heavy equipment for Regions 3 and 8 East Zone (awarded February 6, 2026, ultimate completion April 11, 2030; 25 task orders, $1.9 million combined potential value), water handling for Region 5 Pacific Southwest (awarded February 6, 2026, ultimate completion June 4, 2030; 17 task orders, $1.3 million combined potential value), and water handling for Regions 3 and 8 (awarded February 6, 2026, ultimate completion May 6, 2030; 14 task orders, $787 thousand combined potential value). All IDCs operate under the Virtual Incident Procurement system with firm fixed-price terms and annual contractor-resource reviews. Smaller $250,000-ceiling contracts awarded in 2025 and 2022 cover water handling and heavy equipment for specific regions with similar periods of performance through 2030.

Activity has grown sharply from 6 awards in 2022 to 20 awards in 2026 year-to-date, with 2024 showing 12 awards. The vendor operates with no subcontract footprint and serves exclusively as a prime contractor. All 67 awards fall under a single NAICS category (Support Activities for Forestry, 238910) and PSC (Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression), reflecting pure-play specialization in Forest Service incident response and land stewardship. Recent awards show a trend toward open-market delivery orders without set-aside designations, signaling competitive maturity beyond its 8(a) base, though the core IDC portfolio remains set-aside protected. Combined potential value stands at $7.3 million across all awards, with $4.1 million obligated as of the source date, reflecting an active execution posture with approximately 55% of ceiling value called against current task-order portfolio.

Bird Dog Fire & Land Management Inc. delivers NWCG-compliant wildland fire suppression equipment, prescribed burning, and fuels reduction nationwide. Led by current/retired fire professionals with 30+ years' experience, we field Type 3-6 engines, UTVs, swamp buggies, and heavy mulching equipment to execute ignition, holding, line construction/maintenance, hazard tree mitigation, herbicide application, and crew augmentation. Self-sufficient logistics, rigorous safety (LCES), and proven performance across the West and Southeast.