Blue Ribbon Fire Company LLC

Blue Ribbon Fire Company LLC, a woman-owned small business headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado, supplies wildland fire suppression equipment and trained personnel to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management as a prime contractor exclusively under total small business set-asides. The company operates as a limited liability company and competes predominantly through indefinite delivery contracts issued by the National Interagency Fire Center under the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system, with delivery orders ranging from approximately $4,500 to $84,825 for equipment rental and certified personnel deployment at active fire suppression sites.

Blue Ribbon's customer concentration is acute and anchored by a single customer. The National Interagency Fire Center accounts for 11 awards carrying $10.8 million in combined potential value—83% of the company's total contracted dollar exposure—primarily through five core indefinite delivery vehicles with total ceilings of $8 million and completion dates extending through 2031. The Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Region (Region 2) represents 31 awards valued at $884 thousand across the award footprint, placing it second by count but far behind by value. The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region follows with 11 awards valued at $503 thousand. Across the company's 94 prime awards issued since 2022, the top five customers account for 89% of award count and 97% of combined potential value.

The company's four primary NIFC indefinite delivery vehicles—procuring multipurpose utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, fuel tenders, and water handling equipment nationwide under total small business set-asides with ceilings of $250,000 to $7.5 million—anchor the portfolio. Blue Ribbon holds a $7.5 million I-BPA for off-highway vehicles (all-terrain and multipurpose utility vehicles) running through December 31, 2026; two $250,000 fuel tender contracts expiring in April and July 2028; and a $250,000 water handling contract through May 2030. Two additional specialty IDCs procure Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support ambulance services ($500,000 ceiling, July 2028) and Rapid Extraction Module Support ($250,000 ceiling, July 2029). These contracts, awarded on firm fixed price terms, support Forest Service Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 9 across the western and intermountain United States, with secondary coverage of the Eastern Region.

Award activity has accelerated significantly. The company received four awards in 2022 and 2023 each, nineteen in 2024, thirty-one in 2025, and thirty-six year-to-date in 2026, reflecting maturation of VIPR ordering patterns and seasonal fire response demand. Recent delivery orders—including $149,117 (Region 2, July 14, 2026), $117,450 (Region 5, July 27, 2026), and $103,184 (Idaho Region, June 1, 2025) for equipment procurement and fire suppression personnel support—demonstrate consistent regional ordering across the footprint. Combined obligated dollars total $2.3 million against $13 million in combined potential value, indicating 18% spend-down to date. Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is minimal, with only three awards valued at $24 thousand reaching ultimate completion inside that window.

The company's capability footprint centers on wildland fire suppression equipment rental and trained personnel deployment. Work encompasses all-terrain vehicles, multipurpose utility vehicles, fuel tenders, water handling equipment, and certified fire suppression and emergency medical responder personnel. By NAICS, 44 awards fall under Truck, Utility Trailer, and RV Rental and Leasing; 39 fall under Support Activities for Forestry. PSC codes concentrate on equipment lease/rental for ground-effect vehicles and motor vehicles (42 awards) and natural resources/conservation forest-range fire suppression services (39 awards). Every award listed carries a total small business set-aside designation, and the company operates exclusively through VIPR delivery orders rather than full-and-open prime awards.

Blue Ribbon Fire Company is a small business wildland fire suppression company. We provide fire suppression equipment and qualified fire crews for wildfire response with excellent working knowledge in initial & extended attack, structure protection, mop up, fuels reduction, falling, brushing, line construction and rehab. Our employees also come as EMS first responders and Basic Life Support medical gear. Apparatus being utilized are Type 1 Tactical and Type 3 Support Tender.