C & C Cougar Fire Co, LLC

C & C Cougar Fire Co, LLC, a veteran-owned small business based in Orofino, Idaho, supplies wildland fire equipment and personnel services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a prime contractor exclusively, operating across multiple regional Indefinite Delivery Contracts and delivery orders under total small business set-asides.

The company delivers fire engines (including Type 6 models), water handling equipment and services, vehicles with drivers, and personnel resources to support the Forest Service's fire and aviation management and wildland fire suppression operations across East Zone and Pacific Northwest regions. Representative recent work includes a $110,400 delivery order from Forest Service Region 1 (Northern Region) awarded August 11, 2026, a $101,554 delivery order from Forest Service Region 9 (Eastern Region) placed against the National Interagency Fire Center's Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement for water handling services across Regions 1, 2, 4, 8, and 9, and a $62,100 delivery order from Forest Service Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region) for fire equipment and water handling in July 2024.

Customer concentration is entirely within the USDA Forest Service ecosystem. The top two customers account for 95% of recent awards: Forest Service Region 1 (Northern Region) holds 20 awards totaling $1.1 million in combined potential value, and the National Interagency Fire Center anchors 9 awards and $1.6 million in combined potential value. Regions 6, 2, 5, and 9 round out the portfolio. All awards are prime work; C & C Cougar has not subcontracted.

The company holds four active Indefinite Delivery Contracts awarded by the National Interagency Fire Center, all structured as VIPR Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements running through May 2030 and set aside for small businesses: two contracts awarded February 6, 2026, carrying ceilings of $250,000 and $500,000 respectively for water handling services across East Zone Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9; one contract awarded May 30, 2025, with a $250,000 ceiling covering Regions 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 9; and one contract awarded May 31, 2022, also $250,000, for Regions 1, 2, 4, 8, and 9. Against these vehicles and other regional Forest Service IDIQ contracts, C & C Cougar has executed 40 delivery orders over the past several years. The top three parent vehicles by task-order count are Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SB22T7222 (12 orders, $461 thousand), Indefinite Delivery Contract 12034319T7030 (8 orders, $212 thousand), and Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SB25T7612 (4 orders, $265 thousand).

Award activity accelerated in 2024 with nine orders, down to three orders in 2025 and four in 2026 year to date. The combined potential value across all 40 prime awards is $3.1 million, with $987 thousand obligated to date (32% realization). The company's portfolio is concentrated in NAICS Support Activities for Forestry (34 awards) and All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation (6 awards), all aligned to PSC Natural Resources/Conservation — Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression. Work is performed across multiple Forest Service regions (Northern, Rocky Mountain, Pacific Southwest, Pacific Northwest, and Eastern) with primary administrative and operational presence in Montana and Idaho.

Wildland Engine Firefighting