ESB Management LLC

ESB Management LLC is a self-certified small disadvantaged business and limited liability company based in Meridian, Idaho, that was registered in SAM.gov on May 30, 2021. The company specializes in providing comprehensive support services to the U.S. Forest Service, with a particular focus on wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response operations. ESB Management LLC's core offerings include water handling equipment, certified personnel, general management services, and logistical support designed to enhance the Forest Service's capacity to respond to emergency situations across Western U.S. National Forests.

Through its prime federal contract awards, ESB Management LLC has demonstrated a robust and consistent track record of delivering specialized services to the U.S. Forest Service across multiple regions. The company has received numerous firm fixed-price delivery orders ranging in value from $9,738 to $106,372, all without set-aside designations, supporting wildland fire suppression efforts primarily in Forest Service Regions 4 (Intermountain Region) and Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region), with additional work in Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region). The specific deliverables under these awards include general management services, water handling equipment provisioning, certified personnel deployment, and transportation services. ESB Management LLC's delivery orders have been issued under various Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I-BPA) contract vehicles through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system, with recent contracts spanning from 2022 through 2025. The funding agency for all awards has been the U.S. Forest Service, operating under the Department of Agriculture, with work performed at various locations throughout Idaho and California to support the agency's conservation, stewardship, and emergency response missions.

ESB Management LLC currently holds four active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the U.S. Forest Service, each with a $250,000 ceiling value and designated as total small business set-asides. The most recent IDC, awarded on May 30, 2025, covers water handling resources and personnel for Forest Service Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9 in the Eastern Zone and runs through May 30, 2030. A second IDC awarded on May 30, 2024, provides chipper equipment support for Regions 1, 2, and 4, with performance extending through May 30, 2029. The third IDC, also awarded May 22, 2024, furnishes potable and gray water truck and handwashing stations for Regions 1, 2, and 4 through May 22, 2029. The fourth and older contract, awarded June 1, 2022, covers general water handling equipment, materials, transportation services, and certified personnel for Regions 1, 2, 4, 8, and 9, with an expiration date of May 30, 2025. All four IDCs were established through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system as preseason Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements and are administered by the National Interagency Fire Center. These contracts have generated numerous delivery orders that have been executed to provide emergency response equipment and personnel support to the Forest Service's ongoing wildland fire and all-hazard incident management operations throughout the Western United States.