Hofbauer, Philip

Hofbauer, Philip is a sole proprietorship that provides heavy equipment and related services to the U.S. Forest Service and other federal agencies to support wildland fire suppression, emergency response, and land management operations.

Through past prime federal contract awards, Hofbauer, Philip has provided various types of heavy equipment such as log loaders, skidders, excavators, feller bunchers, dozers, and water handling equipment to the Forest Service Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountain, and Southwestern Regions. This equipment has been utilized to support firefighting efforts and hazard mitigation on an incident basis, with performance occurring in locations across New Mexico, Colorado, and Oregon. Hofbauer, Philip has also furnished timber harvesting equipment and supplies, as well as post and pole materials, to aid regional land and resource management programs on a firm fixed price basis. The contract awards have generally been made without set aside provisions to maximize competition.

Additionally, Hofbauer, Philip holds multiple Indefinite Delivery Contracts to provide heavy equipment, operators, and support personnel through regional dispatch centers during fire seasons. The IDVs facilitate the timely procurement of specialized resources to establish Heavy Equipment Task Forces and equip Incident Management Teams responding to wildfires and other emergencies. Equipment provided includes feller bunchers, skidders, dozers, excavators, and water handling assets. The IDVs have been awarded on a total small business set aside basis to aid disadvantaged firms, with task orders issued to support operations across Forest Service Regions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6.