Hydrotactical Inc.

Hydrotactical Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Carson City, Nevada, supplies water handling equipment, trained personnel, and prescribed fire support services to the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management as a prime contractor exclusively under total small business set-asides. The company operates as a for-profit corporate entity specializing in wildland fire suppression and natural resource management operations across federal lands in the West, with all twenty-three recent awards as prime contracts carrying no subcontract footprint.

Hydrotactical's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward Forest Service regional and national programs. The top five funding entities account for 91% of recent awards by count and 99% by combined potential value, anchored by the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station (2 awards, $7.5 million combined potential value), the Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center (4 awards, $1.3 million), and the Forest Service R4-Intermountain Region (6 awards, $520 thousand). The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region rounds out the active set (7 awards, $181 thousand). The dollar ranking diverges sharply from award count — the Rocky Mountain Research Station and National Interagency Fire Center commands 88% of combined potential value despite representing only 26% of award volume, while the BLM Idaho Region places the most frequent orders but carries minimal dollar value.

Hydrotactical holds seat on five active indefinite-delivery contracts, all total small business set-asides through the Forest Service and National Interagency Fire Center. The primary vehicle is IDC 1202SB22T7829 (7 task orders, $599 thousand combined potential value), a $250,000 water handling IDIQ awarded June 2, 2022, running through May 30, 2025. Two newer vehicles awarded in 2025 and 2026 carry significantly larger ceilings: a $7.5 million R4 Prescribed Fire and Support IDIQ awarded September 8, 2025, to the Rocky Mountain Research Station (running through September 7, 2028), and a $500,000 water handling IDIQ awarded February 6, 2026, through the National Interagency Fire Center for East Zone Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9 (running through May 30, 2030). Hydrotactical also holds a $250,000 water handling IDIQ awarded May 30, 2025, and a $250,000 faller IDIQ awarded August 7, 2026, both through the National Interagency Fire Center for East Zone operations.

Activity has grown materially — one award in 2022 to nine in 2025, with six awards in 2026 year-to-date. Only one award (valued at $3 thousand) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, minimizing near-term recompete pressure. Award values range from $1,040 to $342,772.04 against mature vehicles, with recent delivery orders for prescribed fire and support services, water tenders, and hydrological expertise. Representative work includes a $342,772.04 delivery order from the Intermountain Region for prescribed fire and support, a $169,443.49 delivery order from the Rocky Mountain Region for water handling services in Delta, Colorado, and multiple purchase orders from the BLM Idaho Region for tactical Type 1 and Type 2 tender water support. The primary NAICS code is 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), with procurement split between natural resources and conservation fire suppression (16 awards) and fire fighting equipment (7 awards).