Lake Mountain Contracting, LLC

Lake Mountain Contracting, LLC is a small business located in Ovando, Montana, registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) with a current registration valid through February 11, 2026. The company specializes in providing heavy equipment and related services for fire suppression, wildland management, and all-hazard incident response, primarily serving the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service. As a sole proprietorship structured as a for-profit limited liability company, Lake Mountain Contracting has established itself as a key provider of critical equipment and personnel support for emergency and land management operations.

The company has been awarded prime federal contracts that focus on providing heavy equipment and associated services for fire management and emergency response. These contracts include a $66,937.50 firm fixed-price delivery order with the USDA Forest Service's Region 1 - Northern Region, which supports emergency and land management operations by supplying equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, and personnel for up to 16-hour daily shifts. The contract is not set aside and was awarded on August 23, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 12, 2025. Lake Mountain Contracting's contracts are designed to support critical fire suppression and incident response needs across multiple Forest Service regions.

Lake Mountain Contracting holds three Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) through the USDA Forest Service's Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system, each valued at $250,000 and designated as small business set-asides. These multiple-award contracts cover the provision of heavy equipment for fire suppression and project work in Forest Service Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9 (East Zone). The IDCs, with performance periods ranging from June 1, 2023, to May 21, 2030, enable the company to provide a wide range of heavy equipment including dozers, excavators, tractor plows, feller bunchers, mulcher/masticators, road graders, and skidders. These contracts also allow for potential interagency cooperation, potentially extending services to other federal agencies such as the Department of Interior, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs, subject to their administrative terms.