Kahl, James

Kahl, James, a veteran-owned sole proprietorship based in Conner, Montana, provides pickup vehicle and transportation services to the Department of Agriculture as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides and full-and-open competitions. The vendor operates as a micro-scale transactional supplier focused exclusively on immediate-need purchase orders and indefinite delivery contracts for vehicle provisioning and driver services supporting Forest Service regional operations and interagency fire management.

The vendor's customer footprint is concentrated within a single federal department across two organizational divisions. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center accounts for the largest potential value — two awards totaling $500 thousand, anchored by a multiple-award indefinite delivery contract awarded July 20, 2026, with a $250 thousand ceiling and performance window through July 20, 2031 (VIPR I-BPA for vehicle with driver services in Regions 1 and 4 only). The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 1–Northern Region accounts for four awards totaling $68 thousand in combined potential value, comprising three purchase orders for pickup vehicles (Type 1 and Type 3 designations) delivered to Bitterroot National Forest and one delivery order under the National Interagency Fire Center IDC issued August 4, 2026, for $18,240. Recent work includes a $21,996 firm fixed-price purchase order for a Type 3 pickup vehicle delivered September 22, 2024, and a $15,696 purchase order for Type 1 pickup vehicle delivery completed August 14, 2025. Activity has averaged one award per year since 2021, with three awards in 2026 (most recent August 4, 2026). Combined potential value across all six awards stands at $568 thousand, with $68 thousand obligated to date (12% of total potential value). The vendor holds no subcontract positions and competes entirely as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides or unrestricted competitions, with work spanning All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation (NAICS 485999), Truck, Utility Trailer, and RV Rental and Leasing (NAICS 532120), and Support Activities for Forestry (NAICS 561730).

Support for wildland fire, providing a pick up truck with driver. Forestry support for fire suppression, 38 years with Forest Service, now retired.