High Country Contracting LLC

High Country Contracting LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Rigby, Idaho, operates exclusively as a prime contractor providing fuel tender services, water handling equipment, and personnel support for wildland fire suppression, prescribed burn operations, and forest management activities across U.S. Forest Service regions and Bureau of Land Management properties in the western United States. The vendor competes predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides on indefinite delivery contracts and blanket purchase agreements, with all 105 recent awards classified as prime work and zero subcontract activity.

High Country Contracting's capability footprint centers on specialized operational support for federal land stewardship. Representative work includes delivery orders valued from $3,898 to $450,214 for fuel tender equipment (Type 1 and Type 2 fuel tenders), fuel logistics and delivery to support helitorch operations, water handling equipment and personnel for wildland fire suppression, and general forest management and vegetation control services across designated regions. The vendor holds six active indefinite delivery contracts and two blanket purchase agreements with the National Interagency Fire Center and Forest Service regional offices, each carrying firm fixed-price structures and Total Small Business set-asides where applicable. Recent awards span delivery orders from the Forest Service's Pacific Northwest (Region 6), Intermountain (Region 4), Southwestern (Region 3), Northern (Region 1), Rocky Mountain (Region 2), and Pacific Southwest (Region 5) regions, as well as multiple awards from the National Interagency Fire Center for regional fuel tender services covering Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward the Forest Service and National Interagency Fire Center. The top five funding organizations account for 86 percent of recent awards: the Forest Service's Intermountain Region (27 awards, $1.8 million), Pacific Northwest Region (26 awards, $3.6 million), Southwestern Region (17 awards, $1 million), the National Interagency Fire Center (11 awards, $2.8 million), and the Northern Region (9 awards, $432 thousand). By potential value, the Pacific Northwest Region leads with $3.6 million across 26 awards, followed by the National Interagency Fire Center at $2.8 million across 11 awards. High Country Contracting serves nine distinct federal agencies, but award concentration is narrowly focused on Department of Agriculture Forest Service operations.

The vendor's parent vehicle footprint is dominated by four indefinite delivery contracts and two blanket purchase agreements. The top vehicles are an IDC (1202SB23T7038) with 28 task orders valued at $2.3 million, an IDC (1202SB23T7084) with 22 task orders at $1.6 million, an IDC (12569R23T7013) with 21 task orders at $2.3 million, an IDC (1202SB22T7301) with 10 task orders at $234 thousand, and an IDC (12024B26T7418) with 5 task orders at $452 thousand. These vehicles carry five-year performance periods extending through 2028 to 2031 under Total Small Business set-asides, enabling the vendor to respond to task orders for fuel tender and forest management support without full-and-open competition.

Activity shows sustained growth trajectory over the past five years: 5 awards in 2022, 17 in 2023, 37 in 2024, 18 in 2025, and 28 in 2026 (through early September). Combined potential value across all 105 awards totals $11.2 million, with $8.2 million obligated (73 percent). High Country Contracting operates as a direct-delivery prime contractor with no identified subcontractor relationships; the vendor provides its own equipment, certified personnel, fuel logistics, and operational support without delegating work to lower-tier subs. Award coding is heavily concentrated under NAICS 324110 (Petroleum Refineries) for 90 awards and Support Activities for Forestry for 14 awards, with PSC Natural Resources/Conservation – Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression dominating at 104 awards. The vendor's positioning as a regional, equipment-intensive fuel and fire-support specialist serving a narrow customer base (Forest Service regional offices and National Interagency Fire Center) reflects a deep, operationally dependent relationship with federal wildland fire management infrastructure.