Grayback Forestry, Inc.

Grayback Forestry, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business headquartered in Merlin, Oregon, operates as a prime contractor delivering wildland fire suppression, hazardous fuels reduction, prescribed burning, vegetation management, and incident response support to federal land management agencies — primarily the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management — through delivery orders, blanket purchase agreements, and indefinite delivery contracts across western U.S. locations and nationally where required.

Grayback is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation competing predominantly under total small business set-asides on regional and national contracts, though increasingly winning competitive (non-set-aside) delivery orders that reflect the company's established capabilities. The vendor holds a small disadvantaged business certification and has accumulated $1.19 billion in combined potential value across 2,538 prime awards since 1990, with $333.7 million obligated to date (28% draw-down). Recent activity shows annual award volume declining from 222 in 2023 to 50 awards year-to-date in 2026, though this reflects the bounded snapshot provided and seasonal contracting patterns within the fire-suppression and land-management space.

Customer concentration is sharp and regional. The top five agencies by award count (Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 6 Pacific Northwest Region, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management, and Department of Interior BLM Oregon-Washington) account for 72% of awards. By potential value, the top five shift: Department of Interior BLM National Office anchors the list at $405 million combined potential value across 19 awards (likely large IDC vehicles), followed by Forest Service R6 Pacific Northwest at $177.6 million, National Interagency Fire Center at $160.9 million, BLM Oregon-Washington at $132.9 million, and Forest Service R5 Pacific Southwest at $62.9 million. The dollar and award-count rankings diverge — NIFC and BLM National Office represent high-dollar, lower-volume agreements, while R6 Pacific Northwest represents high-volume, moderate-dollar task orders.

Grayback holds multiple indefinite delivery contract vehicles anchoring its delivery order flow. The top vehicle by task order count is IDC 1202SC22T2305 (450 task orders, $57.6 million combined potential value), followed by IDC 1202SB22T7822 (170 orders, $8.7 million), BPA AG04H1B167233 (140 orders, $3.7 million), IDC INL01PC90010 (121 orders, $17.9 million), and IDC INL11PC00009 (103 orders, $14.1 million). These vehicles support delivery order issuance across Forest Service regions and BLM offices. Grayback also holds a $50 million Land Management Integrated Resources BPA through March 2033 designated as a total small business set-aside, covering professional services, natural resources restoration, engineering, project management, and related work nationwide. The company carries multiple National Interagency Fire Center indefinite delivery contracts valued at $250,000 each for water handling, potable and gray water truck equipment, chipper equipment, heavy equipment with water capability, and regional water handling support across East and West zones, extending through 2028–2030.

Work performed spans hazardous fuels reduction, wildfire suppression and all-hazard incident response, prescribed fire operations, vegetation management, thinning, reforestation, tree removal, and equipment provision (mobile shower facilities, water tenders, engines, heavy equipment). NAICS concentration is overwhelming: 2,172 of 2,361 categorized awards fall under Support Activities for Forestry (NAICS 115310), with smaller volumes in soil preparation and planting (14 awards), logging (5), and equipment rental (5). PSC coding similarly reflects fire and land management focus: 1,647 awards under Natural Resources/Conservation Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression, 330 under Tree Thinning, 240 under Land Treatment Practices, 102 under Other, and 59 under Site Preparation.

Grayback competes on regional and national Forest Service indefinite delivery vehicles where task orders are issued to support seasonal wildfire suppression, fuel reduction projects with multi-year performance windows (extending to 2028), and emergency incident response. Place of performance spans western national forests (Oregon, California, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico) and extends to eastern regions (North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia) for emergency dispatch. Recent delivery orders show ceiling values ranging from $3,140 to $873,753, with firm fixed-price structures predominant and completion windows ranging from same-day to multi-year performance periods (some extending to December 2028). Several awards carry the notation that modifications ensure compliance with updated federal guidance and eliminate non-statutory sustainability requirements, suggesting active contract management and periodic realignment with federal policy.

Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months stands at 14 awards totaling $5.7 million in combined potential value — modest relative to the vendor's footprint, indicating most large vehicles and task orders carry completion dates well beyond the two-year window. The vendor carries no subcontractor footprint in the source data; 100% of the award portfolio represents prime awards, indicating Grayback executes its work directly rather than teaming on larger primes.

Grayback Forestry Inc. has had over 30 years of experence in fuels management, planting, reforestation, and wildland fire fighting.