Duke City Fire Suppression LLC

Duke City Fire Suppression LLC, a Hispanic American-owned and minority-owned small disadvantaged business based in Edgewood, New Mexico, operates as a prime contractor (97% of recent awards) delivering wildland and structural fire suppression services, including fire engines, ground crews, water handling equipment, and personnel to the Department of Agriculture Forest Service and National Interagency Fire Center under total small business set-asides. The company is a limited liability partnership competing almost exclusively within NAICS 561730 (Support Activities for Forestry) and PSC code Q (Natural Resources/Conservation-Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression).

Duke City Fire Suppression's customer base is concentrated almost entirely within Forest Service regional operations and the National Interagency Fire Center. The top five funding entities account for 97% of recent awards: the National Interagency Fire Center leads by combined potential value at $1.2 million across eight awards, followed by Forest Service Region 3 (Southwestern) at $637 thousand across ten awards, Region 5 (Pacific Southwest) at $368 thousand across six awards, Region 2 (Rocky Mountain) at $189 thousand across three awards, and Region 6 (Pacific Northwest) at $113 thousand across one award. Recent representative work includes a $83,757 delivery order from Region 2 for fire suppression services in Delta, Colorado (awarded July 31, 2026), a $113 thousand delivery order from Region 6 for wildland and structural fire suppression in Oregon (awarded July 25, 2024), and multiple smaller orders ranging from $11 thousand to $96 thousand across California, New Mexico, and Oregon.

Duke City Fire Suppression holds three active Indefinite Delivery Contracts under the National Interagency Fire Center's Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) I-BPA program. The primary vehicle, awarded February 6, 2026, carries a $500 thousand ceiling for water handling services in Regions 3 and 8 through May 6, 2030 and has generated seven task orders totaling $389 thousand. A second IDIQ awarded May 6, 2025, holds a $250 thousand ceiling for water handling services across Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10 through May 6, 2030. A third, awarded June 2, 2022, with a $250 thousand ceiling for Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10 through May 7, 2025, previously generated eleven task orders totaling $581 thousand and eight task orders totaling $282 thousand respectively. Recent activity shows six awards in 2026 against a historical pattern of three to seven awards per year since 2022. Duke City Fire Suppression performs work across western states including New Mexico, California, and Oregon, with no identified subcontractors on recent prime awards. The vendor also holds a single sub-recipient position under a state grant from the Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (awarded March 7, 2024) for wildland fire training instruction.