Gerhard Contracting Inc.

Gerhard Contracting Inc. is a self-certified small disadvantaged business that provides a variety of goods and services to federal agencies, primarily the Department of Agriculture Forest Service, through prime and subcontract awards. The company supports wildland fire management, incident response operations, and other conservation efforts.

Through past delivery orders and task awards, Gerhard Contracting has provided heavy equipment and vehicles such as dozers, excavators, engines, and transportation assets to the Forest Service and National Interagency Fire Center. This machinery is used for fire suppression and preparedness activities across National Forest System lands. Gerhard also offers non-specified products and services to aid regional Forest Service units with general operations and stewardship projects. The majority of their contracting work has been concentrated within Regions 1 and 2, including areas of Montana and New Mexico. Awards have been made on a firm fixed price basis, with no set-aside provisions.

Gerhard Contracting holds two indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts with the Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management office that permit the issuance of task orders through 2023 and 2028 respectively. The multiple award IDVs, which were set aside for small businesses, establish incident blanket purchase agreements for heavy equipment and related transportation support. Task orders under these vehicles have been utilized to equip the Forest Service with dozers, excavators, engines, and other assets used routinely for fire suppression. The IDVs enable decentralized contracting for such equipment during peak fire seasons across different geographical areas. Awards leverage the Virtual Incident Procurement system for electronic negotiations and notifications.