Frost Brothers, Incorporated

Frost Brothers, Incorporated, a small business based in Silver City, New Mexico, operates as a prime contractor providing heavy equipment rental and operator services for wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, competing entirely outside set-aside categories on delivery orders under firm fixed-price IDIQs and blanket purchase agreements.

Frost Brothers is a for-profit corporation specializing in the rental and operation of heavy equipment—dozers, excavators, tractor plows, and transport vehicles with skilled operators—for the Forest Service's wildland fire suppression, all-hazard incident response, and general forest operations across the Southwestern Region and adjoining territory. The vendor's award footprint is highly concentrated: 33 of 37 prime awards (89% of combined potential value at $1.8 million) flow to the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region, with two additional awards to the National Interagency Fire Center's Fire and Aviation Management office ($500 thousand combined potential value) and two miscellaneous Forest Service awards ($30 thousand). This customer concentration reflects a hyperspecialized positioning tied to regional wildland fire operations rather than a broad federal contractor presence.

Frost Brothers holds position on two major IDIQs under the National Interagency Fire Center's fire equipment procurement authority. The first, a Total Small Business multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (AG8371B177024, $250 thousand ceiling) awarded May 1, 2023, extending through May 1, 2028, has generated 10 task orders ($282 thousand combined potential value). The second, also a $250 thousand ceiling Total Small Business IDIQ (1202SB23T7145), was awarded February 6, 2026, and has produced 8 task orders ($462 thousand combined potential value). Frost Brothers additionally places work under two blanket purchase agreements (AG8371B147057 and AG8371B117060), generating 6 task orders combined ($230 thousand combined potential value). Delivery orders under these vehicles typically range from $24,600 to $102,500, with firm fixed-price terms and performance periods concentrated in New Mexico locations including Silver City, Alamogordo, and Black.

Recent activity shows 5 awards in 2025 and 3 in 2026 (most recent on June 19, 2026), indicating sustained engagement with the Forest Service's regional equipment procurement, though the absolute award count and dollar volume remain modest relative to larger federal contractors. The vendor competes on undesignated (full-and-open) contracts rather than set-asides, despite holding Total Small Business IDIQ vehicles. Frost Brothers operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no subcontract footprint; across the 37 awards in the source, 100% are prime awards with zero sub-awards recorded. The portfolio concentrated across 36 awards under NAICS 561730 (Support Activities for Forestry) and 35 awards under PSC Natural Resources/Conservation (Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression) underscores a narrowly focused capability set anchored to wildland fire equipment and operator services in the Southwest.