Emergency Service Specialists International LLC

Emergency Service Specialists International LLC, operating through its Essi Wildfire Services Division, provides emergency medical response, ambulance services, water handling operations, and specialized wildfire suppression personnel to the USDA Forest Service as a prime contractor almost exclusively under Total Small Business set-asides. The company is a minority-owned, veteran-owned, and woman-owned small business headquartered in Kingston, Tennessee, structured as a limited liability company.

ESSI's federal footprint is concentrated in wildfire and emergency response services for the Forest Service across multiple regions. The company holds twelve Indefinite Delivery Contracts issued by the National Interagency Fire Center between June 2022 and February 2026, with ceilings ranging from $250 thousand to $750 thousand. These IDCs procure Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support ambulance services, emergency medical responder personnel, water handling operations for fire suppression, and faller services supporting Regions 1 through 8 and national deployment. Representative delivery orders issued against these vehicles include a $111,265 order from Region 8 (Southern Region) on August 24, 2026, for emergency services and wildfire suppression support with completion September 15, 2026; a $48,411 order from Region 2 (Rocky Mountain Region) on August 3, 2026, completing August 21, 2026; a $67,321 order from Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region) on September 9, 2024, for emergency services completion September 23, 2024; and a $54,462 order from Region 8 on January 30, 2025, for wildfire suppression support completing February 10, 2025. Delivery orders under the IDC portfolio range from $11,250 to $111,265, with approximately four orders per vehicle issued to date.

Customer concentration is absolute within USDA Forest Service. The National Interagency Fire Center accounts for 12 awards carrying $4.5 million in combined potential value, and Forest Service regional offices (Regions 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8) account for 15 awards carrying $635 thousand. Coverage across these customers reaches 98% of combined potential value. One federal grant sub-award from the Department of Agriculture Tennessee was recorded for Fire Prevention Services on August 21, 2024. Activity has grown from four awards in 2022 to nine awards in 2026 year to date. Nine awards (combined potential value approximately $300 thousand based on visible delivery orders) have ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete exposure. All work is performed firm fixed-price on a nationwide basis with place of performance spanning Forest Service regions across the continental United States, including Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Oregon, Arizona, and Idaho. ESSI competes under Total Small Business set-asides in 97% of its prime awards and competes full-and-open for approximately 22% of individual delivery orders against its IDCs, demonstrating competitive capability beyond set-aside vehicles.