Jerry A Jungwirth JR

Jerry A Jungwirth JR, a sole proprietorship based in Gerber, California, provides water tenders, heavy equipment, and emergency response resources for wildland fire suppression and natural resource management operations to the U.S. Forest Service and Department of the Interior as a prime contractor operating exclusively under total small business set-asides. The vendor is self-certified as a small disadvantaged business and holds DOT certification as a disadvantaged business enterprise.

Jungwirth's customer footprint is concentrated within the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service. The top five customer entities account for 100 percent of recent awards, with the National Interagency Fire Center (Fire and Aviation Management) anchoring 11 awards valued at $3.1 million in combined potential value, followed by the Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5) with 26 awards valued at $1.7 million. A single award from the Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6) valued at $140 thousand rounds out activity, with one recent delivery order from the Department of Interior's Pacific Northwest Region for water handling services. The customer concentration is extreme—all identified work funds federal fire suppression and incident management operations across western regions.

Jungwirth holds seven multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts issued through the National Interagency Fire Center's Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system, all designated as total small business set-asides. The largest vehicle by task-order count is IDC 12569R23T7694, which has generated 15 task orders valued at $1.3 million combined. Other vehicles include IDCs for water handling across Regions 5 and 6, miscellaneous heavy equipment for the West Zone, and water handling for Region 5, each with individual ceilings of $250 thousand to $500 thousand and performance periods extending through 2028 to 2030. Blanket Purchase Agreement AG9J61B167285 has generated 10 task orders valued at $177 thousand. Task orders are issued on firm fixed-price basis as incident blanket purchase agreements, with rates typically based on 16-hour daily shifts.

Jungwirth's recent capability work consists of delivery orders for water tenders, dozers, excavators, and supporting heavy equipment. Representative awards include a $106,310 delivery order from the Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region (August 2026) for heavy equipment and water handling services supporting wildland fire suppression with performance at Solvang, California; a $140,164 delivery order from the Department of Interior Pacific Northwest Region (August 2026) for water handling and emergency response resources with performance in Sandy, Oregon; and a $212,546.68 delivery order from the Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region (August 2023) for water tenders and water handling services. Task order values have ranged from under $5 thousand to over $200 thousand since 2022.

Activity has remained relatively stable, averaging 5 to 9 awards per year over the past five years, with five awards in 2026 (year-to-date through August), nine in 2025, and nine in 2024. Combined potential value across all 52 prime awards is $5.6 million, with $2.2 million obligated to date. All work is categorized under NAICS Support Activities for Forestry and PSC Natural Resources and Conservation–Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression. Jungwirth operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no subcontractor relationships in the source data and competes entirely under total small business set-asides, with no full-and-open awards.

Fire support, fire suppression, water tender, bulldozer work, excavator with masticator abilities, equipment emergency transportation.