Cutting Edge Construction

Cutting Edge Construction, doing business as Edward T Jones, is a self-certified small disadvantaged business sole proprietorship based in Novato, California, that provides construction, water handling, and emergency response services for wildland fire management and natural resource programs across the western United States as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides and full-and-open vehicles. The company competes entirely as a prime (100% of awards), with no subcontract footprint, and operates exclusively within the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service structure across three organizational lines.

Customer concentration is absolute within USDA Forest Service. All 21 awards serve the Forest Service across three tiers: the National Interagency Fire Center (3 awards, $1 million combined potential value), the Federal Fire and Aviation Management program (10 awards, $436 thousand combined potential value), and the Pacific Southwest Region (8 awards, $156 thousand combined potential value). Regional performance is concentrated in California — Willows and Eureka locations dominate delivery orders — though the vendor's IDC agreements contemplate service across Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10 for fire suppression and all-hazard incidents.

Cutting Edge Construction holds three parent vehicles, all indefinite delivery contracts under total small business set-asides with the National Interagency Fire Center and Forest Service. The most active vehicle is Blanket Purchase Agreement AG9J61B167207 (10 task orders, $289 thousand combined potential value), which funds recurring water handling and construction delivery orders. Two Indefinite Delivery Contracts carry ceiling values of $500,000 (awarded February 6, 2026, with ultimate completion June 4, 2030) and $250,000 (awarded June 4, 2025, through June 2025), respectively, for water handling equipment — Type 3 and 6 Engines and Support Water Tenders Types 1, 2, and 3 — along with trained and certified personnel, transportation, and lodging for fire suppression operations. A third IDC of $250,000 (awarded June 2, 2022, through June 6, 2025) has expired or is expiring. Representative delivery orders include a $33,046 firm-fixed-price order in September 2026 for construction services in Willows under total small business set-aside, a $23,375 July 2024 delivery order in Eureka for construction and water handling, and a $28,900 August 2023 delivery order also in Eureka under the CASRF000986 vehicle.

Activity is sporadic: one award in 2022, five in 2023, one in 2024, one in 2025, and two in 2026. Combined potential value stands at $1.6 million with $442 thousand obligated. All 21 awards fall under Support Activities for Forestry (NAICS) and Natural Resources/Conservation — Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression (PSC), reflecting narrow capability alignment with federal wildland fire and emergency management missions.