Keller J LLC

Keller J LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Dillon, Montana, supplies water handling equipment and trained personnel for fire suppression and all-hazard incident response to the U.S. Forest Service as a prime contractor under total small business set-aside vehicles. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime, with 100% of recent awards held as IDC (indefinite delivery contract) positions and task orders issued against them across the Forest Service's East Zone regions.

Keller J LLC holds three active indefinite delivery contracts with the National Interagency Fire Center, all designated for small business competition. The oldest contract, awarded June 2, 2022, carries a $250,000 ceiling and covers water handling services across Regions 1, 2, 4, 8, and 9; it has generated two task orders to date ($55,636 to Region 1–Northern Region in July 2024 and $58,880 to Region 4–Intermountain Region in August 2024). A second $250,000 IDC, awarded May 30, 2025, also serves East Zone regions and operates through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system. A third and larger contract, awarded February 6, 2026, carries a $500,000 ceiling through May 30, 2030, and covers regions 1, 2, 4, and 9; it has generated one task order to date ($40,546.25 to Region 9–Eastern Region in July 2026). All work is firm fixed price, structured to accommodate deployed water handling personnel at rates supporting up to 16-hour daily shifts during emergency response. Optional use extends to the Department of Interior, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Customer concentration is absolute: 100% of awards flow from the Forest Service across the National Interagency Fire Center and regional dispatches. The vendor's capability footprint is narrow and specialized — water handling equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, and trained personnel exclusively for fire suppression and all-hazard incident work across specified Forest Service regions. Total awards (six) carrying combined potential value of $1.2 million have obligated $155,000 (13% of ceiling). Activity has been episodic — one award in 2022, two in 2024, one in 2025, and two in 2026 — reflecting task order issuance patterns under the IDC vehicles rather than new contract wins. Place of performance spans Duluth, Minnesota; Helena, Montana; and McCall, Idaho, with regional dispatch coordination through VIPR.