Elite Fire Support LLC

Elite Fire Support LLC, a Montana-based sole proprietorship headquartered in Hamilton, competes as a prime contractor exclusively in the full-and-open market, supplying wildland fire incident support equipment and services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service across the northwestern United States. The vendor holds no SBA certifications and uses no set-asides across its 63-award footprint.

Elite Fire Support's capability portfolio is narrowly specialized around wildland fire and all-hazard incident response. The company supplies and rents Type 3 and Type 4 tents, generators, modular office trailers, lighting systems, yurts, canopies, and satellite communication services to support active wildfire suppression operations. Representative work includes a $265 thousand firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by USDA Forest Service Region 1 on July 29, 2026, for Type 3 and Type 4 tents and modular incident support apparatus with performance in Dillon, Montana and completion by September 20, 2026; a $392 thousand firm fixed-price purchase order from Region 4 (Intermountain Region) on September 4, 2024, for tent rentals supporting the Black Eagle and Red Rock incidents; and a $203 thousand purchase order from Region 1 on September 4, 2022, for tents, yurts, and canopies for the Kootenai River Complex incident.

Customer concentration is extreme. USDA Forest Service Region 1 (Northern Region) accounts for 54 awards and $2.1 million of the vendor's $3.9 million combined potential value, representing 95% of award count and 54% of dollars. The National Interagency Fire Center (Fire and Aviation Management) and the Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas each anchor one larger award ($563 thousand and $500 thousand respectively), while Forest Service Region 4 (Intermountain) and Region 3 (Southwestern) round out the active set. The vendor operates under three USDA Blanket Purchase Agreements, all with minimal task-order activity (two task orders totaling $13 thousand, one task order for $9 thousand, and one for $275).

Activity has been episodic rather than sustained. The vendor recorded four awards in 2021, two in 2022, eight in 2024, two in 2025, and seven in 2026 year to date, with 63 total awards spanning from June 2008 to August 2026. Recent 2026 awards cluster in July and August, tied to active incident seasons in the Northern Region. Combined dollars obligated stand at $3.3 million against $3.9 million in combined potential value (83% realization). No recompete-window exposure or subcontractor relationships appear in the source data; Elite Fire Support operates as a direct prime with no sub-award activity. The vendor's NAICS footprint splits between Support Activities for Forestry (37 awards) and All Other Consumer Goods Rental categories (20 awards), with PSC concentration in Natural Resources/Conservation — Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression (45 awards) and equipment-rental codes (18 awards). The narrow customer and capability focus creates high dependency on USDA Forest Service Region 1's incident-driven procurement cycles and no diversification into other federal agencies or sectors.