First Thought Mtn. Fire Support L.l.c

First Thought Mountain Fire Support LLC, a veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and HUBZone-certified small business based in Kettle Falls, Washington, operates as a prime contractor delivering wildland fire suppression equipment, personnel, and emergency response services exclusively to the Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The vendor competes predominantly under small business set-asides (Total Small Business and HUBZone designations) and has received all fourteen of its recent federal awards from USDA Forest Service entities.

The vendor's concrete capability portfolio centers on fire support logistics: provision of water handling equipment (Engines Type 3–6, Support Water Tenders Type 1–3, Tactical Water Tenders Type 1–2), transportation, lodging, materials, supplies, and personnel for wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response across the Pacific Northwest and western regions. Recent representative delivery orders include a $73,747 order from Forest Service Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region) on August 10, 2026, for fire suppression equipment and personnel; a $34,000 order from the same region on September 14, 2025, for fire management support; and a $73,890 order issued September 23, 2024, for fire support services under a Vehicle Interchange Purchase Request blanket purchase agreement.

Customer concentration is absolute: the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center holds three awards with $1 million in combined potential value (the two largest indefinite-delivery contracts), while the Forest Service Region 6–Pacific Northwest Region holds ten awards with $443,000 combined potential value. All fourteen awards flow to USDA Forest Service. The vendor holds position on three parent indefinite-delivery contracts: a $500,000 multiple-award IDC awarded February 6, 2026, through the National Interagency Fire Center for water handling equipment and services for Region 6 (performance through May 29, 2030); a $250,000 multiple-award IDC awarded May 29, 2025, also through NIFC for water handling across the Pacific Northwest; and an earlier $250,000 IDC awarded June 2, 2022, covering Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10. The first two vehicles have generated six and four task orders respectively against the combined potential values cited. Activity has grown modestly — two awards in 2022 to four in both 2024 and 2026 — with a combined potential value of $1.5 million across the fourteen-award footprint. All awards operate under firm-fixed-price terms with performance locations concentrated in Colville and Roseburg, Washington. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime (100% prime split, zero subcontract awards in the source data).

Over 12 years of experience in fighting wild land fires and structure protection. Support of Local, State and Federal fire protection on water tenders and engines. Water resource for air operations and support for roads, buildings and repairs.