Brenteson Fire LLC

Brenteson Fire LLC, a Conrad, Montana-based small business limited liability company, delivers water handling resources and trained personnel for fire suppression and emergency response operations to the U.S. Forest Service as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) under total small business set-asides. The company operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no subcontract footprint.

Brenteson Fire LLC's customer base is entirely concentrated within the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service. The U.S. Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center anchors the portfolio by potential value, with four awards (combined $1.3 million potential value) representing IDIQs that establish the company's standing for delivery orders across the network. The Forest Service Region 1-Northern Region accounts for fourteen awards (combined $839 thousand potential value) consisting primarily of delivery orders for water handling equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, and incident-response personnel. A single award from Forest Service Region 6-Pacific Northwest Region ($188 thousand) rounds out the active customer set. All nineteen recent awards carry total small business set-aside designations, indicating the company competes exclusively under the SBA set-aside vehicle.

Brenteson Fire LLC holds three parent indefinite delivery contracts through the National Interagency Fire Center's Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system. The primary vehicle is an IDC awarded February 6, 2026, with a $500 thousand ceiling running through May 30, 2030, covering water handling support across U.S. Forest Service East Zone Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9 with optional availability to the Department of Interior, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs. Two additional $250 thousand IDCs awarded in May and July 2026 further expand the company's delivery-order capacity across the same regions and partner agencies. Eight task orders flow from the first vehicle (combined $624 thousand potential value), six from the second (combined $387 thousand), and one from the third (combined $17 thousand). Recent representative delivery orders include a $148.4 thousand order from Forest Service Region 1 on August 6, 2026, a $188 thousand order from Region 6 on July 30, 2026, and a $117.7 thousand order from Region 1 on September 6, 2025. All work is performed on a firm fixed-price basis from Montana and Idaho locations.

Activity has grown from six awards in 2025 to thirteen in 2026, reflecting rapid onboarding under the VIPR platform. However, thirteen of the nineteen awards carry ultimate completion dates in the August and September 2026 window (approximately one month ago from the source date), creating a steep recompete cliff. The company's capability portfolio aligns entirely to PSC code Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression (all 19 awards) under NAICS Support Activities for Forestry (16 awards), with secondary NAICS All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation (3 awards) reflecting vehicle-and-driver service elements. Combined potential value across all awards is $2.3 million, with $985 thousand obligated (43% utilization rate).