Frontier Equipment, Inc.

Frontier Equipment, Inc., a small business subchapter S corporation based in Mt. Vernon, Oregon, operates exclusively as a prime contractor delivering specialized mechanic services, service trucks, and frontier equipment to support wildfire suppression and all-hazard incident response for the USDA Forest Service across western regions. The vendor competes under small business set-asides on its indefinite delivery contracts but pursues individual delivery orders without set-aside designations.

Frontier's customer footprint is highly concentrated within a single agency. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service accounts for 25 of 28 total awards (89% coverage by count) and approximately $1.1 million of the $2.1 million combined potential value across all awards. Within USDA Forest Service, the National Interagency Fire Center (which houses the Virtual Incident Procurement system) anchors four awards worth $1 million combined potential value, while the Pacific Northwest Region (R6) leads by order count with 16 awards totaling $789 thousand. The Pacific Southwest Region (R5) and Rocky Mountain Region (R2) account for smaller volumes. Frontier also holds one delivery order from an unspecified Idaho Region civilian agency for a service truck ($52,776). Category concentration is extreme: 26 of 28 awards fall under NAICS 8811 (General Automotive Repair), and all 28 awards carry PSC code for Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression.

Frontier holds three indefinite delivery contracts with the National Interagency Fire Center, all Total Small Business set-asides with $250,000 ceilings each. The primary vehicle is IDC 12569R23T7117 (awarded June 4, 2023, running through June 4, 2028), which supports 7 task orders worth $437 thousand combined potential value for mechanic services and service trucks across Regions 5 and 6. Two additional IDCs were awarded February 6, 2026 and August 8, 2026, both with identical $250,000 ceilings and running through 2028 or 2031, designated for mechanic services with service trucks in Regions 5 and 6. Frontier also executes work through multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements, with BPA AG04H1B177133 generating 7 task orders ($209 thousand combined potential value) as the highest-volume vehicle after the primary IDC.

Activity has accelerated in recent years after relative dormancy: two awards in 2022 and 2023 each, then six in 2024, one in 2025, and two in 2026. Recent representative work includes a $79,899 delivery order from Forest Service Region 2 (October 2024) for frontier equipment supporting wildfire suppression, a $71,970 order from the agency's national office (July 2024), and a $110,201 order from Region 5 (August 2023). Combined dollars obligated total $850 thousand (40% of combined potential value), indicating Frontier operates against live task orders and is not sitting on unutilized ceiling. The most recent award (August 8, 2026) is a multiple-award IDC with a $250,000 ceiling. Frontier has delivered only as a prime contractor across all 28 awards with no subcontract activity.