Hard Hunt LLC

Hard Hunt LLC, a small-business partnership based in Prineville, Oregon, operates as a prime contractor delivering heavy equipment, water support services, and mobile chainsaw repair capabilities for wildland fire suppression, incident response, and land management programs across the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest and Southwest regions. All sixteen recent awards carry total small business set-aside designations; the vendor competes exclusively under set-asides rather than full-and-open procurements.

Hard Hunt's customer base is concentrated entirely within the Department of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center anchors the portfolio with six awards worth $2 million in combined potential value, while the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 6 Pacific Northwest Region accounts for nine awards totaling $705 thousand. The split reflects a recent strategic shift: the vendor holds three newer IDIQs awarded by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in 2024–2026 with ceilings of $250,000 to $500,000 each, structured for mobile chainsaw repair service trailers and miscellaneous heavy equipment across Regions 3, 5, and 6. Delivery orders under these vehicles support long-haul incident response and equipment staging across multiple Forest Service regions, whereas earlier Region 6–only work through 2024 was smaller, episodic orders ranging from $15,750 to $94,500.

Capability framing is narrow and specialized. Hard Hunt holds six indefinite delivery contracts at NIFC and one at the Forest Service, all structured on total small business set-asides and firm fixed-price terms. Named contract vehicles include a $250,000 IDIQ for West Zone heavy equipment with water (Regions 3, 5, 6; awarded August 2026), a $500,000 IDIQ for mobile chainsaw repair service trailers (Regions 5–6; awarded June 2026), a $500,000 IDIQ for miscellaneous heavy equipment (Region 6; awarded February 2026), a $250,000 IDIQ for miscellaneous heavy equipment through VIPR (Virtual Incident Procurement; awarded May 2024), and a $250,000 IDIQ for heavy equipment with water (Regions 5–6; awarded June 2022). Seven delivery orders flow through the 2022 IDC (contract 1202SB22T7844, $586 thousand combined potential value), with two orders under a Region 6–focused vehicle and one under a newer NIFC award. Recent work includes a $74,010 delivery order from the Forest Service Region 6 (awarded August 2026, due September 2026), a $223,736 order for land management in Roseburg and Springfield (awarded September 2024), and multiple sub-$80,000 orders for equipment and water support in August–September 2024. All sixteen awards concentrate within NAICS 238910 (Support Activities for Forestry) and PSC code 06 (Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression).

Activity shows volatility rather than trend: four awards in 2022, one in 2023, six in 2024, one in 2025, and four in 2026. Combined potential value stands at $2.7 million, with $738 thousand obligated (27% realization). The vendor holds no subcontract footprint and does not sit on government-wide vehicles such as GWACs or agency-wide IDIQs; all work originates as prime delivery orders or IDIQ awards from USDA Forest Service offices.