Criddle Contracting, LLC

Criddle Contracting, LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Winnemucca, Nevada, provides wildland firefighting support services, water handling equipment, and specialized vehicles to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and Department of the Interior as a prime contractor operating exclusively on full-and-open federal awards with no set-aside vehicle participation.

Criddle Contracting operates 100% as a prime contractor across a narrow, high-specialization capability portfolio anchored in wildland fire management logistics. The vendor supplies water tenders, Type 6 fire engines, trained personnel, equipment, and transportation to support fire suppression, all-hazard incident response, and prescribed burn operations across multiple Forest Service regions and Bureau of Land Management offices. Recent representative work includes a $41 thousand firm fixed-price delivery order (June 2025) with the Idaho Region of the Department of the Interior for Type 2 water tender support, a $34.8 thousand delivery order (August 2023) with the Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Region for water handling and wildland firefighting support, and a $64.4 thousand delivery order (September 2022) against the Forest Service's Region 6 Pacific Northwest contract vehicle. All awards carry firm fixed-price pricing and no set-aside designations beyond the vendor's own small disadvantaged business status.

Customer concentration heavily favors the Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center, which accounts for 9 of the vendor's 41 total awards (68% coverage threshold) and $911 thousand in combined potential value. The Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Research Station, Washington Office Acquisitions, and R5 Pacific Southwest Region collectively account for 14 additional awards, with the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region contributing 5 awards. The top customer concentration is stable across both award count and dollar rankings — the National Interagency Fire Center dominates both metrics.

Criddle Contracting holds three active Indefinite Delivery Contracts issued by the National Interagency Fire Center, all valued at $250 thousand and designated as total small business set-asides running through May 30, 2030 (two awarded February 2026 and May 2025) or May 30, 2025 (one awarded July 2022). Against these IDCs and several Blanket Purchase Agreements under the Forest Service, Criddle Contracting places delivery orders ranging from $15 thousand to $65 thousand. The vendor's award portfolio is concentrated in NAICS 541610 (Support Activities for Forestry), with 36 of 41 awards falling into that category and an additional 3 awards in equipment rental and leasing. Primary PSC coding reflects Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression (30 awards) and Fire Fighting Equipment (5 awards).

Activity has grown modestly in recent years — 3 awards in 2022, declining to 1 in 2023, then recovering to 3 in 2024 and 6 in 2025. Combined potential value across all 41 awards stands at $2.2 million, with $1 million obligated (47% of potential value). Six awards are reaching completion between now and October 31, 2025, positioning the vendor for recompete with the Forest Service and Interior regions across its core water handling and firefighting support contracts.