Flying V Tree Inc.

Flying V Tree Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Nampa, Idaho, provides chipper services and emergency response equipment for fire suppression and all-hazard incident response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a prime contractor operating exclusively under total small business set-asides. The company operates across multiple Forest Service regions (1, 2, 4, and 5) in the western United States, with performance locations including Idaho, Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming.

Flying V Tree Inc. holds three Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the National Interagency Fire Center under the USDA Forest Service's Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I-BPA) system for chipper services in the East Zone covering Regions 1, 2, and 4: two contracts valued at $250,000 each awarded February 6, 2026, and one valued at $500,000 also awarded February 6, 2026, all running through May 30, 2029. An earlier $250,000 IDC under the same program was awarded May 30, 2024. These parent vehicles enable rapid procurement of equipment, personnel, transportation, lodging, and ancillary services during emergency forestry and fire suppression operations. Delivery orders under the primary IDC (1202SB24T7593) comprise 15 task orders valued at $623,000 combined; a second vehicle (12024B26T7848) generated 2 task orders worth $46,000 combined. Representative delivery orders include a $125,000 firm fixed-price order from USDA Forest Service Region 4 awarded August 9, 2024, a $69,300 order from Region 4 awarded September 1, 2025, and a $45,320 order from Region 2 (Rocky Mountain Region) awarded July 14, 2026 under the VIPR I-BPA. The company also received a single $73,747.58 purchase order from Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region) on December 1, 2021, for incident chipper services during the Dixie Fire.

Customer concentration is entirely within the Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The National Interagency Fire Center accounts for 4 awards valued at $1.3 million combined potential value, while Region 4 (Intermountain Region) dominates activity volume with 16 awards totaling $623,000. All 22 awards in the portfolio are classified under NAICS code 561730 (Support Activities for Forestry) and PSC code K021 (Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression). Activity has been concentrated in recent years: two awards in 2021, ten in 2024, four in 2025, and six in 2026. Combined potential value across all awards is $2 million, with $742,000 obligated to date (37% of potential value). Flying V Tree Inc. operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no subcontract footprint and competes solely under total small business set-asides, positioning it as a specialized vendor for rapid-deployment chipper equipment and incident support personnel during active fire suppression and forestry management operations in western regions.