Bowers WFS LLC

Bowers WFS LLC, a small-business sole proprietor based in Elk Rut, New Mexico, operates exclusively as a prime contractor providing wildland fire water handling services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under Total Small Business set-asides. All 51 awards in the source footprint are firm-fixed-price delivery orders and IDIQs issued without subcontractors; the vendor performs all work directly and competes exclusively under the Total Small Business set-aside category.

The vendor's service portfolio centers on specialized water delivery equipment, transportation, lodging, and trained personnel for fire suppression and all-hazard incident response. Concrete capability examples include a $98,405.29 delivery order for water handling services issued by Forest Service Region 3 (Southwestern Region) in August 2025, a $91,033 delivery order from Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region) for water delivery operations through October 2024, and a $66,603.74 delivery order from Region 8 (Southern Region) in August 2026 for wildland fire water handling in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Work locations span western and central U.S. Forest Service regions, including Colorado, New Mexico, California, Oregon, and Arkansas. All awards fall under NAICS Support Activities for Forestry and PSC Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression.

Customer concentration is extreme and geographically regional. The Forest Service accounts for 100% of awards across seven distinct regional and national offices. The top five by award count cover 94% of all awards: Region 3 (Southwestern) leads with 23 awards ($597 thousand combined potential value), followed by Region 2 (Rocky Mountain) with 10 awards ($286 thousand), the National Interagency Fire Center with 6 awards ($2.3 million), Region 5 (Pacific Southwest) with 5 awards ($299 thousand), and the Forest Service enterprise office with 4 awards ($129 thousand). The National Interagency Fire Center dominates the potential-value ranking despite placing fewer awards, anchoring 62% of combined potential value through multi-year IDIQ vehicles.

Bowers WFS LLC holds four primary IDIQs, all Total Small Business set-asides, issued by the National Interagency Fire Center:

• IDIQ 1202SB22T8206 (awarded June 8, 2022, completion June 8, 2025): $250,000 ceiling covering water handling for West Zone Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10; 28 task orders, $866 thousand combined potential value.
• IDIQ 1202SB25T7313 (awarded February 6, 2026, completion May 30, 2030): $750,000 ceiling for East Zone Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9; 11 task orders, $442 thousand combined potential value.
• IDIQ 1202SB26T7171 (awarded February 6, 2026, completion May 6, 2030): $500,000 ceiling for Regions 3 and 8; 4 task orders, $151 thousand combined potential value.
• IDIQ 12024B26T8490 (awarded August 11, 2026, completion August 11, 2029): $250,000 ceiling for Region 3 East Zone operations; 2 task orders, $11 thousand combined potential value.

Activity has accelerated sharply: four awards in 2025 followed by 18 awards (combined potential value $896 thousand) through August 2026. The vendor faces a recompete cliff on its oldest IDIQ vehicle (1202SB22T8206, expiring June 8, 2025, with 28 task orders valued at $866 thousand) — this represents a near-term vehicle recompete and customer risk. Combined potential value across all awards stands at $3.7 million, with $1.5 million (40%) obligated to date.

Bowers WFS LLC's position is tightly specialized and dependent on sustained Forest Service funding for emergency wildland fire response. The vendor operates as a dedicated fire-season resource provider with no diversification into other customer agencies or service lines and no subcontract activity; all risk and revenue flows directly through the prime relationship with the Forest Service and its regional offices.