Gulf Coast Heavy Equipment / Forestry Services Llc.

Gulf Coast Heavy Equipment / Forestry Services LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) and veteran-owned small business (VOSB) based in Carrabelle, Florida, operates as a prime contractor delivering heavy equipment deployment, qualified operators, and specialized forestry services to support federal land management and wildfire response operations. The company holds SBA certifications valid through June 22, 2028, and competes predominantly under small business set-asides, particularly total small business set-aside delivery orders issued against its three Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the USDA Forest Service's National Interagency Fire Center.

Gulf Coast's capability footprint centers on equipment-intensive forestry and fire suppression support. The vendor supplies dozers, excavators, tractor plows, transport vehicles, and water handling equipment, along with skilled operators capable of executing up to 16-hour daily operational shifts to support vegetation management, fuels reduction, wildfire suppression, and all-hazard incident response. Representative work includes a $467,111.92 delivery order issued by USDA Forest Service Region 8 in October 2025 for heavy equipment and forestry services across Alabama; a $305,638.42 delivery order from February 2026 for equipment deployment in Tallahassee, Florida; and a $219,000 delivery order in April 2025 for miscellaneous heavy equipment supporting Regions 3 and 8 operations. Task order values historically range from approximately $11,300 to $348,100.

Customer concentration is absolute and regional. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 8 (Southern Region) accounts for 60 awards and $4.9 million in combined potential value (76% coverage), anchoring Gulf Coast's entire prime footprint. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center holds 6 awards valued at $1.5 million, representing the IDC prime vehicles themselves. All 67 awards are prime work; Gulf Coast carries no sub-award footprint.

Gulf Coast holds three active Indefinite Delivery Contracts, each valued at $250,000, awarded through the National Interagency Fire Center under the Vertical Integration Partnership Requirement (VIPR I-BPA) framework as total small business set-asides. The three IDCs cover water handling equipment (completion May 6, 2030), miscellaneous heavy equipment for Region 3 and 8 East Zone (completion April 22, 2029), and general heavy equipment for Regions 3 and 8 (completion May 1, 2028). These vehicles collectively support 41, 10, and 9 task orders respectively, with combined potential value of $2.6 million, $798 thousand, and $1.3 million. To date, Gulf Coast has cumulatively received $134,396 in task orders across the three IDCs, demonstrating sustained utilization for land management, prescribed burning, and emergency response missions across approximately 12 million acres of southeastern public lands spanning eight states including Florida, Louisiana, Virginia, and Alabama.

Award activity has accelerated sharply. Gulf Coast executed 7 awards in 2023, 9 in 2024, 19 in 2025, and 32 in 2026 year-to-date, reflecting increased Forest Service reliance on the vendor's equipment and personnel. The most recent award, issued May 22, 2026, was a $94,077.12 delivery order for heavy equipment and forestry services in Tallahassee. Combined potential value across the portfolio sits at $6.4 million, with $4.9 million obligated (76% execution rate), indicating strong Forest Service demand conversion. No recompete cliff is present in the source data; the three IDCs run through 2028–2030, anchoring forward visibility.

NAICS coding reflects the operational footprint: 66 of 67 awards fall under Support Activities for Forestry (NAICS 115310), with one award under Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing. The corresponding PSC concentration is Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression (66 awards). All delivery orders are firm fixed-price. Place of performance spans Tallahassee and Montgomery, Alabama, with field work distributed across Regions 3 and 8 of the Forest Service footprint.

Gulf Coast operates no disclosed subcontractor relationships; the vendor appears to perform all work in-house with its own equipment and personnel. The company's market position is tightly aligned with one customer (USDA Forest Service Region 8) and one procurement vehicle class (VIPR I-BPA IDCs), creating both stable, recurring revenue and significant customer-concentration risk should Forest Service budget or procurement posture shift.