Bronson NW Inc.

Bronson NW Inc., a small business based in Redmond, Oregon, provides heavy equipment and water handling services for wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a prime contractor, competing predominantly under total small business set-asides on indefinite-delivery contracts through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system.

The vendor operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) with no subcontract footprint. Bronson NW specializes in rapid equipment deployment across western regions, supplying dozers, excavators, water tenders, and related apparatus to federal emergency response operations. Representative work includes a $119,561.65 delivery order from USDA Forest Service Region 6 in August 2026 for heavy equipment and water handling at Sandy, Oregon; a $177,260.93 delivery order issued September 2025 under VIPR for equipment support in the Pacific Northwest; and a $98,600 purchase order from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region in June 2025 for a Type 3 dozer for wildland fire suppression. The vendor holds multiple indefinite-delivery contracts under the VIPR system: four IDCs valued at $250,000 each (awarded March 2024 through May 2026) for heavy equipment in West Zone Regions 5 and 6 and water handling services across Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10, with performance periods extending through May and June 2030; and three additional IDCs valued at $500,000 each (awarded February 2026) for water handling and heavy equipment in Region 6 and West Zone Regions 5 and 6, also running through May 2030.

Customer concentration centers on two USDA Forest Service components. The National Interagency Fire Center accounts for seven awards carrying $2.5 million in combined potential value, anchored by the vendor's multiple $250,000 and $500,000 VIPR indefinite-delivery awards. USDA Forest Service Region 6 — Pacific Northwest Region issues the majority of task orders, with 18 awards totaling $958 thousand in combined potential value, reflecting steady demand for equipment deployment in response to seasonal and emergency fire suppression operations. The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region places two awards totaling $159 thousand. Activity has been consistent across the three-year snapshot — 12 awards in 2024, 8 in 2025, and 7 through September 2026 — with combined potential value at $3.6 million and obligated dollars at $1.1 million (31% of potential).

Bronson NW holds positions on five named VIPR indefinite-delivery contracts, with the heaviest utilization on IDC 12569R24T7005 (9 task orders, $536 thousand combined value), followed by IDC 1202SB24T7029 (3 task orders, $145 thousand) and two additional vehicles with lighter ordering. Award activity concentrates in NAICS 54 Support Activities for Forestry (all 27 awards) and PSC code Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression (25 awards), with two awards in Fire Fighting Equipment. All VIPR awards carry firm fixed-price structures and total small business set-aside designations, positioning Bronson NW as a qualified rapid-response contractor within the Forest Service's multi-award pool for emergency equipment procurement across western fire regions.