Kelly Johnston LLC

Kelly Johnston LLC, a HUBZone certified small business based in Superior, Montana, operates as a sole proprietor providing heavy equipment rental and land maintenance services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a prime contractor, with 100% of its federal footprint in prime awards and no subcontracting activity. The vendor specializes in road maintenance, equipment provision, and forestry support work across Forest Service regions, competing in full-and-open procurements without set-aside designations on most individual task orders, though its underlying IDIQs carry total small business set-aside status.

Kelly Johnston LLC's customer base is narrowly concentrated in a single federal customer: the Department of Agriculture Forest Service accounts for 100% of the vendor's 86 total awards and 100% of combined potential value ($3.2 million). Within USDA Forest Service, the Northern Region (R1) dominates with 60 awards ($1.9 million), while the Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center holds three awards ($1 million) for miscellaneous heavy equipment. The vendor's capability portfolio centers on forestry-specific equipment and land services: 81 of 86 awards fall under NAICS 541330 (Support Activities for Forestry), with significant PSC concentration in forest improvement and maintenance (34 awards), fire suppression support (26 awards), and road maintenance (13 awards). Representative work includes a $46,951.50 road maintenance blading delivery order to the Lolo National Forest Superior Ranger District (March 2023), a $59,870.50 Superior Road Maintenance Blading delivery order (March 2022), and a $21,095 motorized grader blading operation for the same district (March 2024).

The vendor holds two active Indefinite Delivery Contracts issued by the Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center: a $500,000 multiple-award IDC awarded February 2026 (performance through May 2029) for miscellaneous heavy equipment including feller bunchers, mulchers, road graders, and skidders across East Zone Regions 1, 2, and 4, and a $250,000 multiple-award IDC awarded May 2024 (performance through May 2029) covering the same equipment and regions. Older vehicles include several BPAs and IDCs from 2021–2024 that have completed or are nearing expiration. Task orders across these vehicles cluster under five parent BPAs and IDCs (Blanket Purchase Agreements AG03R6B080033, AG03R6B130018; Indefinite Delivery Contracts 1203R618D0002, AG03R6C070037, AG03R6C140029), generating between 7 and 8 task orders per vehicle at modest individual values ($17 thousand to $223 thousand combined per IDC). Activity has been episodic: three awards in 2021, one in 2022, seven in 2023, two in 2024, and two in 2026, with combined dollars obligated reaching $977 thousand (31% of combined potential value across all awards). The vendor's revenue and pipeline are tied almost entirely to Forest Service equipment rental and fire-response mobilization across Montana and regional forest operations, with minimal diversification across federal agencies or service lines.

Specialist in road grading, site preparation, trail construction. over 30 years experience.