Jacobs Oil, Inc.

Jacobs Oil, Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation based in Grangeville, Idaho, supplies fuel products, fuel tenders, and fuel-related equipment and services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a small-business prime contractor, with no subcontracting footprint. The vendor competes exclusively under total small business set-asides on Indefinite Delivery Contracts and blanket purchase agreements managed by the National Interagency Fire Center and regional Forest Service offices.

Jacobs Oil's capability portfolio centers on wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response logistics across the northwestern United States. The vendor delivers Type 2 and Type 3 fuel tenders, gasoline and diesel tanks and trailers, fuel-dispensing equipment, and operator support to Forest Service Regions 1 (Northern Region) and 4 (Intermountain Region), with ancillary work for the Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District. Representative work includes a $221,315 firm fixed-price purchase order from Forest Service Region 1 (August 2026) for a Type 2 fuel tender at Moose Mountain, Kamiah, Idaho, completion September 18, 2026; a $155,589 delivery order from Forest Service Region 4 (July 2024) for fuel tenders and operators; and a $39,600 purchase order for the rental of 1,000-gallon gasoline and 500-gallon diesel tanks at Moose Creek Ranger District (September 2024 through August 2026, total small business set-aside).

Customer concentration is extreme and regionally focused. The top five customers by award count account for 94% of recent awards, with the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R1-Northern Region dominating at 18 awards and $1.2 million combined potential value, followed by the National Interagency Fire Center at 4 awards and $1 million, and Forest Service R4-Intermountain Region at 4 awards and $464 thousand. The two ranking lists track identically — dollar concentration mirrors volume concentration. Jacobs Oil holds four Indefinite Delivery Contracts issued by the National Interagency Fire Center for VIPR I-BPA (Vehicle and Incident Personnel Resource) fuel tenders covering Regions 1, 2, and 4, with ceilings of $250,000 each and ultimate completion dates ranging from April 21, 2028 to July 15, 2031, all designated as total small business set-asides. Two IDCs generate three and two task orders respectively, carrying $224 thousand and $260 thousand in combined potential value. The vendor holds additional multiple-award IDCs with Forest Service Region 4 through April 2028.

Activity shows cyclical volatility tied to fire seasons and incident response demand: six awards in 2021, two in 2022, one in 2023, five in 2024, and four in 2026, with combined potential value across all 32 awards standing at $3 million and $1.7 million obligated (55% realization). The vendor's NAICS profile splits between Petroleum Refineries (15 awards) and Support Activities for Forestry (10 awards), with PSC concentration in Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression (20 awards) and Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base (7 awards). All recent awards carry firm fixed-price mechanisms and place of performance in Idaho and Utah, with the vendor leveraging geographic proximity to incident locations to minimize travel costs and improve emergency response times.