Exceptional Fire Services Inc.

Exceptional Fire Services Inc., a small business based in Reno, Nevada, provides wildland fire suppression equipment and personnel support services to the U.S. Forest Service as a prime contractor across multiple western regions, competing under total small business set-asides on indefinite delivery contracts and delivery orders placed against those vehicles.

The company operates exclusively as a prime (100% of recent awards), with no subcontract work in the source data. Exceptional Fire Services is a for-profit corporation registered in SAM.gov since at least 2008. Its service portfolio centers on two core capabilities anchored in fire management operations: mobile laundry units for personnel hygiene and support during extended fire incidents, and potable water, gray water, and trailer-mounted hand-washing equipment for fire suppression camps and incident command sites. Recent representative work includes a $97,694.64 delivery order from the Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6) issued July 30, 2026, for wildland fire services in Sandy, Oregon; an $82,455.55 delivery order from the Forest Service awarded August 3, 2026, for fire support in Kalispell, Montana; and a $46,364.61 delivery order from the Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5) on August 30, 2026, for fire management operations in Solvang, California. All three were awarded under total small business set-asides. The company also holds a $3 million delivery order cited in the source for mobile laundry services under a separate indefinite delivery contract.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward the Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The National Interagency Fire Center accounts for 9 awards carrying $5.1 million in combined potential value—the single largest dollar concentration in the portfolio and roughly 63% of total potential value. The Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5) separately carries 33 awards worth $1.5 million combined potential value, representing 38% of award count. Together, these two funding entities account for 92% of awards and 98% of combined potential value. Activity has been volatile year over year: 17 awards in 2022, declining to 6 in 2023, recovering slightly to 7 in 2024 and 2026, with only 4 awards in 2025. Combined potential value across all 71 awards stands at $8.1 million, with $5.7 million obligated to date (70% of potential value).

Exceptional Fire Services holds five named parent vehicles, all total small business set-asides with the National Interagency Fire Center or Forest Service regions. The company's largest vehicle by task-order volume under the top parent vehicles is IDC 12024B18T7020 (9 task orders, $3.7 million combined potential value), followed by IDC 12024B23T7025 (11 task orders, $985 thousand combined potential value). Two recently awarded IDIQs (February 6, 2026) from the National Interagency Fire Center carry $500,000 ceilings each—one for potable and gray water trucks and trailer-mounted hand-washing stations restricted to Region 5 through May 28, 2029, the other for mobile laundry units available nationally across Region 13 through June 5, 2028. These two IDIQs are multiple-award vehicles, meaning the Forest Service is distributing task orders among several qualified small business vendors. An earlier IDIQ from June 5, 2023, with a $250,000 ceiling, provides mobile laundry units across Regions 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 through June 5, 2028.

The vendor's NAICS footprint reflects its operational split: 38 awards fall under Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) and 31 under Support Activities for Forestry, with all work classified under PSC Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression (68 of 71 awards). Award dates over the past four years show no recompete cliff pattern; task orders are distributed across multiple contract vehicles rather than concentrated on a single vehicle approaching expiration. The source does not indicate any subcontract relationships, joint ventures, or teaming arrangements. Performance is conducted across western U.S. Forest Service regions, with primary concentration in California (Region 5) and secondary presence in Montana, Oregon, New Mexico, and Arizona.