James A Slack Inc.

James A Slack Inc. is a for-profit subchapter S corporation that provides heavy equipment and related services to support forestry operations and wildland fire suppression efforts for the Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The company supplies machinery such as log loaders, feller bunchers, dozers, and water tenders, as well as operational personnel, to aid timber harvesting and emergency response activities across USDA regions in the Western United States.

As a prime contractor, James A Slack Inc. has received federal contract awards to provide specialized forestry and firefighting equipment to the Forest Service. These include a $124,800 purchase order from the Northern Region to deliver log loaders for use in national forests in Montana, as well as a $62,291 call order against a Blanket Purchase Agreement to supply a feller buncher for an Idaho national forest. The company has also been awarded several Indefinite Delivery Contracts set aside for total small businesses to furnish heavy equipment and crews for wildland fire suppression. These multiple award IDVs allow James A Slack Inc. to provide resources including dozers, excavators, skidders, and water tenders on an as-needed basis through task orders issued by Forest Service dispatch centers. Regions covered under the ongoing IDVs include Northern, Rocky Mountain, Southwestern, Intermountain, and Eastern areas. Potential values range from $250,000 to $500,000 over 3 to 5 year performance periods. The IDVs aim to secure emergency response capabilities through pre-season agreements, enabling the Forest Service to rapidly acquire vital machinery and personnel when wildfires or other incidents strike.

Logging; Forestry support; equipment