Joel Buck Carothers

Joel Buck Carothers, doing business as Buck Carothers, is a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) since January 2014. The company specializes in providing heavy equipment rental services, primarily focusing on supporting wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response efforts for federal agencies. As a Native American and American Indian-owned for-profit organization, Buck Carothers has established itself as a key provider of critical equipment and services to civilian government agencies, particularly within the U.S. Forest Service's operational regions.

The company has secured multiple federal contracts demonstrating its expertise in heavy equipment rental and support services. Buck Carothers provides specialized equipment such as dozers and excavators, with a primary focus on supporting emergency response and land management activities. The federal contracts are predominantly set aside for small businesses, with the company competing effectively in competitive bidding processes. The most recent contract, awarded on July 31, 2024, is a firm fixed-price delivery order with the U.S. Forest Service valued at $39,050, with a performance period ending on August 10, 2024. These contracts typically involve providing heavy equipment with operators, capable of rapid deployment for fire suppression, incident response, and land management activities across various geographic regions.

Buck Carothers holds two significant Indefinite Delivery Vehicles (IDVs) with the U.S. Forest Service National Interagency Fire Center. The first IDV (12569R23T7704) is a multiple award contract set aside for small businesses, with a ceiling value of $250,000 and a performance period ending June 10, 2028. The second IDV (129J6121T7046) focuses on Region 5 - Pacific Southwest Region, also with a $250,000 ceiling value. Both IDVs are competitively awarded through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system and cover procurement of heavy equipment for fire suppression and all-hazard incident response. These contracts allow for flexible ordering of equipment and services across local, regional, and nationwide emergency response scenarios, with the government reserving the right to onboard additional vendors during annual contract reviews.