Carlton Cooper

Carlton Cooper, doing business as Carlton Cooper Excavating & Grading Contracting, is a sole proprietorship registered as a for-profit small business in SAM.gov. It provides heavy equipment rentals and excavation services to support wildland fire suppression and other incident response operations, primarily for the U.S. Forest Service.

Through prime contract awards, Carlton Cooper Excavating & Grading Contracting has furnished heavy machinery like dozers and excavators along with certified operators to the Forest Service for fire suppression activities. These have included firm-fixed price rental agreements dispatched through regional dispatch centers in support of local and national wildfire incidents on an as-needed basis. Services have been procured via competitive set-asides for small businesses, with consideration given to service-disabled veteran-owned and HUBZone firms. Requirements covered transportation, lodging, supervision, and full operational costs under daily/shift based pricing.

Carlton Cooper Excavating & Grading Contracting holds two indefinite delivery vehicle (IDV) awards from the Forest Service's National Interagency Fire Center. The first is a multiple award blanket purchase agreement for miscellaneous heavy equipment rentals across Regions 3, 5, and 6 with a $250,000 ceiling over three years through June 2024. The second is a similar multiple award BPA specific to Region 5 providing heavy equipment like dozers and excavators to support wildland fire operations and all-hazard incidents with a $250,000 value over two years ending June 2023. Both were set-aside for total small businesses and enable the rental of equipment with personnel at firm-fixed prices established through the original competitive solicitations. Task orders can be issued to Carlton Cooper on an as-needed basis.