Joshua Michael Sutch

Joshua Michael Sutch, doing business as S&S Fire Equipment, supplies wildland fire equipment and water-delivery resources to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a prime contractor under total small business set-aside delivery orders and indefinite delivery contracts. S&S Fire Equipment is a for-profit sole proprietorship based in Glide, Oregon, competing exclusively in full-and-open delivery orders against Forest Service IDIQ vehicles reserved for small business.

The vendor's entire portfolio concentrates on wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response support across USDA Forest Service Regions 5 (Pacific Southwest) and 6 (Pacific Northwest). Recent work includes a $134,300 firm fixed-price delivery order awarded July 24, 2024 (completed August 26, 2024) for wildland fire equipment and supplies supporting fire management activities in Oregon under the Forest Service's regional IDIQ; an $84,906 total small business set-aside delivery order issued August 11, 2026 for equipment supporting fire suppression and all-hazard response with completion August 27, 2026; and a $74,850 delivery order awarded August 31, 2025 (completed September 14, 2025) under the National Interagency Fire Center IDIQ for rapid procurement of critical fire resources during peak wildfire seasons. Delivery order values have ranged from $11,850 to $134,300 across the footprint; performance locations include Springfield and Roseburg, Oregon, and Yreka, California.

Customer concentration is absolute: the Department of Agriculture Forest Service accounts for 100% of all 16 prime awards in the source, with the Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center anchoring three awards valued at approximately $1 million in combined potential value (the top tier by dollars), while the Pacific Northwest Region (R6) carries 12 awards valued at $669 thousand. Two parent IDIQ vehicles dominate the task-order footprint: an Indefinite Delivery Contract (1202SB22T7701) with 11 task orders totaling $537 thousand, and a newer contract (12569R25T7554) with 2 task orders worth $160 thousand. The vendor holds a $500,000 ceiling multiple-award IDIQ awarded February 6, 2026 for West Zone heavy equipment with water serving Regions 3, 5, and 6 through June 26, 2030, and a $250,000 IDIQ awarded June 26, 2025 under the same scope. A predecessor $250,000 IDIQ (awarded June 2, 2022, completed June 2, 2025) supported delivery orders issued between August 2022 and August 2025.

Activity declined from six awards in 2022 to two awards in 2026. The vendor operates entirely under NAICS 542100 (Support Activities for Forestry) and PSC Natural Resources/Conservation (Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression). Combined potential value across all awards stands at $1.7 million, with $697 thousand obligated. S&S Fire Equipment executes 100% as a prime contractor; no subcontract footprint appears in the source.

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