Bison Contracting, LLC

Bison Contracting, LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business and limited liability partnership based in Sheridan, Oregon, supplies heavy equipment for wildland fire suppression and prescribed fire operations to the Department of Agriculture Forest Service through multiple-award indefinite delivery contracts under Total Small Business set-asides. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime contractor, holding four active IDCs with the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) spanning the Pacific Northwest and West Zone regions.

Bison's federal footprint is concentrated entirely within one customer agency—the Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Fire and Aviation Management division through the National Interagency Fire Center. All four awards and the full $1 million in combined potential value route to this single customer. The vendor's capability portfolio centers on equipment provision, personnel deployment, training, and certification for regional fire suppression and all-hazard incident response. Bison's rates are structured as firm fixed-price 16-hour daily shift costs, with contractor responsibility for equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, lodging, trained and certified personnel, and supervision across specified geographic zones.

Bison holds four multiple-award IDCs, all awarded between May 2025 and February 2026. Two contracts cover miscellaneous heavy equipment for Region 6 (Pacific Northwest), with ceiling values of $250,000 each and ultimate completion dates of May 12, 2030 and February 6, 2026 respectively. Two additional contracts cover heavy equipment (dozers and excavators) for West Zone Regions 5 and 6, each with $250,000 ceilings and completion dates through June 3, 2030. All four contracts are structured as Blanket Purchase Agreements under the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system, with the Forest Service retaining authority to conduct annual on-ramping to add additional contractors as operational needs dictate.

This is an early-stage, hyper-specialized vendor with no prior federal award history in the source data and zero subcontractor activity. Recompete exposure is minimal given recent award timing, though one Region 6 contract approaches completion in mid-2026.