Elk Ridge Ranch LLC

Elk Ridge Ranch LLC, a for-profit limited liability partnership based in Grangeville, Idaho, operates as a prime contractor specializing in heavy equipment and operator support for wildland fire suppression, land management, and all-hazard incident response. The vendor competes exclusively in the full-and-open market on total small business set-aside delivery orders and indefinite delivery contracts (IDCs) issued by the U.S. Forest Service and the National Interagency Fire Center across the western United States.

Elk Ridge Ranch furnishes specialized heavy equipment including log loaders, feller bunchers, excavators, dozers, road graders, mulcher/masticators, and skidders, along with trained and certified operators and logistical support. Representative work includes a $116,878 delivery order from the Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6) awarded August 1, 2026, for heavy equipment and operator support in Sandy, Oregon; a $160,000 purchase order from the Forest Service Northern Region (Region 1) for log loader procurement in Kamiah, Idaho awarded August 5, 2025; and a $124,640 delivery order from Region 1 awarded August 5, 2023, supporting forest management operations in northern Idaho. The vendor's service footprint spans Forest Service Regions 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 9 across Idaho, Montana, and other western states, with work performed at incident locations and regional dispatch centers.

Customer concentration is narrow and stable. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service dominates the portfolio, accounting for 98% of awards. Within USDA, the Forest Service Northern Region (Region 1) leads by volume with 29 awards totaling $2.4 million in combined potential value, while the National Interagency Fire Center holds the highest potential-value share with 13 awards worth $3.7 million. The vendor holds five active indefinite delivery contracts: three awarded February 6, 2026, by the National Interagency Fire Center for heavy equipment task forces and miscellaneous equipment in East Zone regions (Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9) valued at $500,000, $750,000, and $500,000 respectively through 2028–2030; one awarded May 20, 2025, by the National Interagency Fire Center for a Heavy Equipment Task Force in Regions 1 and 4 valued at $250,000 through May 2030; and one awarded May 14, 2024, by the National Interagency Fire Center for miscellaneous equipment in Regions 1, 2, and 4 valued at $250,000 through May 2029. Task orders are issued under these IDCs and against a Blanket Purchase Agreement (AG0343B177079) with the Forest Service on a firm fixed-price basis.

Activity has been episodic—two awards in 2022, seven in 2023, six in 2024, two in 2025, and four in 2026—with 48 total awards generating $6.6 million in combined potential value and $2.8 million in obligated dollars. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime; no subcontract work appears in the source. Category concentration is extreme: 47 of 48 awards fall under NAICS 561730 (Support Activities for Forestry) and PSC code for forest-range fire suppression/presuppression, with one equipment lease award outside this scope.