Ford Fire LLC

Ford Fire LLC, a veteran-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Roswell, New Mexico, provides water handling services and equipment for wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response to the Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a prime contractor exclusively under small business set-asides. The company operates entirely on a prime basis with no subcontract activity, competing across NAICS 541611 (Support Activities for Forestry) and PSC natural resources and conservation fire suppression categories.

Ford Fire's federal footprint is concentrated within the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management program, where it holds all four recent awards. The National Interagency Fire Center accounts for $750 thousand in combined potential value across two IDCs: a $500 thousand multiple-award indefinite delivery contract awarded February 6, 2026, for water handling services in Forest Service Regions 3 (Southwestern) and 8 (Rocky Mountain) through May 6, 2030, and a $250 thousand multiple-award VIPR Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement IDC awarded May 6, 2025, also covering Regions 3 and 8 through May 6, 2030. Both contracts carry total small business set-asides and include optional use availability for the Department of Interior, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs. Regional Forest Service offices in Region 2 (Rocky Mountain) and Region 3 (Southwestern) have issued delivery orders against these IDCs: a $72 thousand order from Region 3 on May 15, 2026 (place of performance Alamogordo, New Mexico), and a $48 thousand order from Region 2 on July 30, 2026 (place of performance Durango, Colorado). As of July 2026, $120 thousand had been obligated against the combined $750 thousand IDC ceiling — approximately 14 percent utilization. The company entered the federal market in May 2025 and has issued three awards in 2026, signaling early-stage activity ramp. Water handling resources are provisioned on firm-fixed-price, per-unit rates based on up to 16-hour daily shifts, with vendor selection prioritizing proximity to dispatch centers and emergency response timeliness.