Hofbauer Steve

Hofbauer Steve, a self-certified small disadvantaged business sole proprietorship based in Ukiah, Oregon, provides heavy equipment rentals, water handling services, trained personnel, transportation, lodging, and logistical support to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and the National Interagency Fire Center as a prime contractor (100% of awards) under total small business set-asides on multiple indefinite delivery contracts.

Hofbauer Steve operates exclusively in wildland fire suppression, forest management, and emergency response across the Western United States, with all 68 awards concentrated in NAICS 333923 (Support Activities for Forestry) and PSC F033 (Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression). The vendor delivers excavators, water tenders, materials, supplies, and personnel to support federal land management agencies. Representative recent work includes a $88,000 delivery order from USDA Forest Service Region 6 (July 10, 2026) for heavy equipment rentals and water handling services with performance in Pendleton, Oregon; a $46,500 delivery order from Region 6 (July 22, 2026) for fire suppression equipment support; and a $25,200 delivery order from Region 6 (October 16, 2025, unset-aside) for heavy equipment rentals in Wenatchee, Washington.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to USDA Forest Service and its regional offices. The top four USDA Forest Service entities account for 97% of awards and 100% of combined potential value: the Forest Service Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region) holds 43 awards valued at $2.1 million, the National Interagency Fire Center holds 16 awards valued at $2.3 million, the Forest Service broadly holds 6 awards valued at $366 thousand, and Region 3 (Southwestern Region) holds 1 award valued at $177 thousand. The two rankings track closely; the Interagency Fire Center's higher potential-value share reflects larger IDC ceilings relative to per-task-order execution.

Hofbauer Steve holds six active indefinite delivery contracts under total small business set-asides with ceiling values of $250,000 to $500,000 each, running through 2025 to 2029. The top five vehicles by task-order volume are Indefinite Delivery Contract 1204H119T7224 (7 task orders, $50 thousand combined potential value), Blanket Purchase Agreement AG04H1B147057 (6 task orders, $126 thousand), Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SB22T7013 (5 task orders, $265 thousand), Indefinite Delivery Contract 1204H120T7331 (5 task orders, $275 thousand), and Indefinite Delivery Contract 12569R23T7659 (5 task orders, $290 thousand). Combined documented delivery order activity across all active IDIQs totals over $1.2 million.

Activity has been volatile year to year, with peaks of 10 awards in 2022, declining to 3 in 2023, rising to 7 in 2024, dropping to 1 in 2025, and 4 in 2026 through mid-July. Combined potential value across all 68 awards is $5 million, with $1.8 million obligated to date (37% execution rate). The vendor has no subcontract footprint and operates exclusively as a prime across all customer relationships.