Stephen Gallegos

Stephen Gallegos, doing business as Gallegos Ranch, supplies heavy equipment rental and certified wildland firefighting personnel to the Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides. Gallegos Ranch is a minority-owned, veteran-owned partnership or limited liability partnership operating from El Rito, New Mexico, classified under NAICS 541 (Support Activities for Forestry) and PSC codes for forest-range fire suppression and equipment rental.

All fourteen awards in the source data are prime contracts issued by the Forest Service, representing 100% of Gallegos Ranch's federal footprint with no subcontract activity. The vendor's customer base is entirely concentrated within a single customer — the Department of Agriculture Forest Service — with three distinct sub-entities placing orders. The Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center anchors the portfolio by potential value at $1 million across three awards (the two active IDIQs), while the Forest Service Region 3 Southwestern Region accounts for ten awards valued at $484 thousand combined potential value. Recent delivery orders from Region 3 include a $47,200 order awarded August 10, 2026, for dozer and certified wildland firefighting personnel support with completion by August 25, 2026; a $20,892 order issued June 25, 2026, for dozer and personnel support completing July 1, 2026; and a $14,750 order from June 20, 2026, for dozer services completing June 24, 2026.

Gallegos Ranch holds two indefinite-delivery contracts with the National Interagency Fire Center. The primary vehicle, awarded February 6, 2026, carries a $500,000 ceiling under total small business set-aside through May 1, 2028, covering dozers, excavators, tractor plows, transport equipment, and certified operators for Regions 3 and 8. An earlier IDIQ awarded May 1, 2023, holds a $250,000 ceiling through May 1, 2028 under the same regional scope and equipment mix. Task orders under these vehicles have historically ranged from $8,000 to $24,000. Activity is sparse but recent — one award per year from 2020 to 2023, then four awards in 2026 — suggesting seasonal or incident-driven engagement. Combined potential value across all fourteen awards is $1.5 million, with $158 thousand obligated to date. The vendor competes exclusively under total small business set-asides and maintains no broader federal vehicle positions outside the wildland firefighting equipment and personnel domain.

Trained and experienced wildland fire fighting;

Trained and experienced dozer and heavy equipment operations;

CDL licensed