Cook & Sons Construction, LLC

Cook & Sons Construction, LLC, an SBA-certified HUBZone small business based in Grangeville, Idaho, is a prime contractor that delivers road and bridge construction, maintenance, and emergency repair services to federal land management agencies across the western United States, predominantly under total small business set-asides. The company operates as a 100% prime contractor (352 prime awards, zero sub awards) with a 30-year federal footprint anchored to the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.

The company's customer concentration is heavily skewed to Forest Service regional operations. The top five funding agencies account for 71% of awards by count and 93% of combined potential value, led by Forest Service Region 1 (Northern Region) with 106 awards worth $143.4 million, followed by Forest Service Region 6 (Pacific Northwest) with 55 awards worth $94.6 million, and Forest Service Region 4 (Intermountain) with 62 awards worth $14.8 million. A significant outlier sits in the Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, which anchors $62.5 million (two awards) in potential value—a single $20 million indefinite delivery contract for Region 2 road maintenance and support services and a $50 million Region 1 Road and Bridge Construction MATOC, both awarded in late 2025. The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region contributes 15 awards worth $6.8 million, primarily for site furnishings and road reconstruction. Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management and the National Interagency Fire Center account for 11 awards worth $2.8 million, driven by equipment and mechanic services.

Cook & Sons holds a substantial parent vehicle portfolio across six regions. The vendor placed 37 task orders (combined potential value $5 million) under IDC AG84M8C140015, 19 task orders worth $9.7 million under IDC 12034319D0023 (likely Region 1 or Region 4 road-and-bridge vehicles), and 19 task orders worth $3.7 million under IDC AG03R6C090033. The two largest IDVs by ceiling value are the newly awarded $50 million Region 1 Road and Bridge Construction MATOC (December 2024, multiple-award, total small business set-aside, extending through December 2029) and the $50 million Region 4 Road and Bridge Construction MATOC (May 2025, multiple-award, total small business set-aside, extending through April 2030). Additionally, Cook & Sons holds a $50 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with Forest Service Regions 1–4 for Forest Engineering and Road Maintenance (October 2023, extending through August 2033, total small business set-aside) and a $49 million Region 6 Road Maintenance BPA (July 2023, extending through June 2033). Smaller vehicles include a $25 million Central and Eastern Oregon Road Construction IDIQ (Region 6, May 2023–April 2028, single-award, total small business set-aside) and five Forest Service fire-suppression IDCs (National Interagency Fire Center, each $250 thousand, awarded February–June 2023 through May–June 2028) for mechanic services, heavy equipment, and vehicle-with-driver support across East Zone regions.

Named representative work illustrates the portfolio's depth: a $2.6 million delivery order (awarded February 2023, Forest Service Region 1) for road drainage improvements and aggregate surfacing on Delmoe Lake and Highland Roads in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest; a $2.45 million order (February 2023, Region 1) for Rock Creek Road reconstruction and graveling under Great American Outdoors Act funding; a $1.22 million definitive contract (September 2022, BLM Idaho Region) for approximately 17 miles of Eagle Creek Road reconstruction; a $971 thousand order (February 2022, Forest Service Region 1) for the Route of Hiawatha Rail Trail resurfacing and maintenance; and recent bridge and road work including a $871.6 thousand order (August 2025, Region 1) to replace three structurally deficient timber bridges on the Madison Ranger District, a $653.5 thousand order (October 2025, Region 1) for the Blonde Timber Road Reconstruction Project, and a $350.2 thousand order (March 2026, Region 1) for Boulder Creek Bridge replacement.

The vendor's work is categorized primarily under NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction, 130 awards), 237300 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, 87 awards), and 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry, 60 awards), with smaller activity in equipment rental and site preparation. PSC distribution mirrors this: 71 awards under Maintenance of Highways/Roads/Streets/Bridges/Railways, 53 under Construction of Highways/Roads/Streets/Bridges/Railways, 41 under forest-range fire suppression, and 32 under other forest/range improvements.

Activity has decelerated: 10 awards in 2022, 17 in 2023, 13 in 2024, 7 in 2025, and 6 to date in 2026. Only four awards face ultimate completion in the next 24 months with a combined potential value of $1.6 million, presenting minimal near-term recompete exposure; however, the $20 million and $50 million Region 1 and Region 2 IDCs (awarded in late 2025, extending through 2029–2030) and the $50 million Region 4 MATOC (awarded May 2025, extending through April 2030) anchor future recompete activity by 2029–2030.

SCI-reported service-contract invoicing reached $5 million in FY2024 across 3.1 contractor FTEs on four prime records—a narrow view capturing only federal service contracts above the $150,000 threshold and excluding goods, equipment, and construction work that dominate Cook & Sons' actual portfolio. Government-paid hourly rates on SCI-captured work ranged from roughly $131/hr (10th percentile) to $1,430/hr (90th percentile), with a median around $515/hr, reflecting a mix of labor grades from field operations to management. Across SCI prime contracts, subs accounted for roughly 10% of total hours, with five named subcontractors engaged; the company reported one subcontract engagement under another prime.

Cook & Sons operates as a self-delivery contractor with light subcontracting on the services-capture side and zero sub-awards in the broader portfolio, indicating it builds and deploys its own crews rather than functioning as a feeder for larger primes. The company's HUBZone certification and small business posture are consistent across all major vehicles, positioning it for continued access to set-aside work across Forest Service and Interior regions where it has deep operational roots and regional presence.

General excavation including utilities, concrete, septic systems. Installation of culverts, arch pipes, bridges and new roads. Hauling capabilities of equipment and aggregate. Stream restoration and channel/bank stabilization, erosion control implementation, dewatering and responsible stewardship practices.