Cascade Fire Equipment Co

Cascade Fire Equipment Co, doing business as CFE, is a small disadvantaged business manufacturer and prime contractor supplying specialized firefighting equipment—slip-on pump units, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), turnout gear, foam concentrates, and fire command vehicle outfitting—to federal wildland and structural fire management agencies. CFE operates as a Subchapter S corporation headquartered in Medford, Oregon, with manufacturing facilities in White City and Ontario, California, and competes predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides, which account for the majority of its recent contract awards.

CFE's customer base concentrates heavily within the U.S. Forest Service and related civilian land-management agencies. The top five customers by combined potential value account for 80% of awards: the Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Region (R6) leads by dollar value at $40.7 million across 27 awards, followed by the General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service at $23.8 million across 20 awards, the Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Region (R5) at $14.5 million across 70 awards, the Forest Service's National Interagency Fire Center at $6.9 million across 10 awards, and the Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Region (R2) at $2.6 million across 35 awards. Award frequency and dollar concentration diverge slightly: R5 places the most orders (70 awards) but ranks third in dollar value, while R6 places fewer orders (27 awards) but anchors the largest individual contracts. Fish and Wildlife Service regions, the National Interagency Fire Center, and the Defense Logistics Agency round out the active customer set.

CFE holds two major indefinite delivery vehicles: a $7.5 million multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Defense Logistics Agency (awarded February 2022, expiring February 2027) for torch and drip equipment, and a $5.5 million single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Forest Service National Interagency Fire Center (awarded September 2021, expiring September 2026) for Class A foam concentrates and fire retardants. Beyond these IDVs, CFE places significant task-order volume under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule GS07F3973A (229 task orders, $3.4 million combined potential value) and the General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule (132 task orders, $6.9 million combined potential value), positioning the company as a standing supplier for rapid procurement of firefighting equipment and materials across federal agencies.

Recent representative work spans slip-on pump manufacturing, respiratory protection, and vehicle outfitting. CFE delivered 36 Type 7 slip-on pump units (50-gallon and 125-gallon configurations) to the Forest Service for $840,615 under a September 2025 100% Total Small Business set-aside definitive contract, with delivery to national forests across seven western states by December 2026. The company received a $5.265 million definitive contract from Forest Service R5 (awarded November 2024, running through October 2029) for self-contained breathing apparatus equipment procurement and standardization across the Pacific Southwest Region. CFE also supplied firefighter turnout gear—jackets, pants, and hoods—under a $1.467 million total small business set-aside definitive contract from Forest Service R5 (awarded November 2024, expiring October 2029), with performance in Ontario, California. A $341,709 delivery order from the Forest Service National Interagency Fire Center (awarded June 2025) covered water pump primers and valve assemblies (NFES-specified components) for delivery to eight incident support cache warehouses, reflecting CFE's role as a standing supplier of interagency firefighting hardware.

Award activity has remained relatively stable: 16 awards in 2022, declining to 12 in 2023, recovering to 14 in 2024, then dropping to 6 in 2025 and 1 in the first half of 2026. Within the next twenty-four months, five awards carrying a combined potential value of $1.4 million reach ultimate completion, presenting modest recompete exposure. CFE operates exclusively as a prime contractor; the source records no subcontract work. The company's NAICS footprint centers on All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (241 awards), Pump and Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (163 awards), and Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42 awards). Federal procurement code concentration aligns with capability: Fire Fighting Equipment dominates at 424 awards, followed by Safety and Rescue Equipment (62 awards) and Miscellaneous Fire Control Equipment (57 awards).

MANUFACTURER AND DISTRIBUTOR OF FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT