HB Wells Equipment Inc.

HB Wells Equipment Inc., a woman-owned small business based in Winters, California, supplies firefighting equipment and water handling resources to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a prime contractor under Total Small Business set-asides. The vendor operates exclusively in the federal market as a prime, with three awards totaling $511 thousand in combined potential value and only $11 thousand obligated to date, reflecting early contract maturity across its portfolio.

HB Wells Equipment's capability footprint centers on wildfire suppression and emergency response logistics. The vendor holds two Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the USDA Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center, each carrying a $250 thousand ceiling through June 4, 2030. These are Total Small Business set-aside IDCs that contemplate multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPAs) for fire suppression resources. The specific equipment classes include Type 3 and Type 6 engines and Support Water Tenders (Type 1, 2, and 3), with vendors required to provide trained and certified personnel, equipment transportation, lodging, and all materials to meet specifications. A single delivery order awarded September 4, 2025, for $10.5 thousand, represents the only task order placed against these vehicles to date; performance is based in the Pacific Southwest Region (Redding, California) with optional usage extending to the Department of Interior, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Customer concentration is entirely within the Department of Agriculture Forest Service — 100% of awards, split between Fire and Aviation Management at the National Interagency Fire Center (two awards, $500 thousand potential value) and Region 5 operations (one award, $11 thousand). Award activity is nascent: two awards in 2025 and one in early 2026. The vendor competes under Total Small Business set-asides exclusively. All work falls under NAICS Support Activities for Forestry and PSC Natural Resources/Conservation-Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression. The vendor has no subcontract footprint or other government vehicles.