Carl's Inc.

Carl's Inc., a for-profit small business based in Idaho Falls, Idaho, provides fully equipped and staffed weed washing units to support wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response for the U.S. Forest Service, operating exclusively as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides.

Carl's Inc. holds four indefinite delivery contracts awarded by the National Interagency Fire Center (a civilian agency under the Department of Agriculture) between May 2025 and February 2026. The contracts cover weed washing unit support across two geographic zones: Regions 3, 5, and 6 (West Zone) and Regions 1, 2, and 4 (East Zone). Each contract carries a ceiling value of $250,000 and extends through 2030. The vendor provides fully equipped units, all materials and supplies, transportation, lodging, and trained personnel capable of supporting up to 16-hour daily shifts in support of fire suppression, prescribed project work, and regional incident response. Contracts are structured as firm fixed price multiple-award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements under the Virtual Incident Procurement system and permit optional use by interagency cooperators, including the Department of Interior, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Forest Service conducts annual performance reviews with potential for contractor resource expansion during the performance period.

Carl's Inc. operates with concentrated customer exposure. All four awards (100% of the portfolio by both count and potential value) are with the National Interagency Fire Center under the Department of Agriculture. The vendor's total federal potential value is $1 million across awards classified under NAICS 561730 (Support Activities for Forestry) and PSC code 415 (Natural Resources/Conservation – Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression). The vendor's federal footprint began in May 2025 and remains entirely focused on incident-support logistics for wildland fire operations across Forest Service regions.