Linda May Akers

Linda May Akers, operating as Akers Ranch, is a sole proprietorship based in Richland, Oregon, that provides fuel tender services and wildland fire suppression support to federal civilian agencies exclusively as a prime contractor under Total Small Business set-asides. The vendor holds two indefinite-delivery contracts with the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) for fuel tender operations across Forest Service Regions 5 and 6 in the West Zone, each carrying a $250,000 ceiling through 2030 and 2031 respectively, and operates under PSC Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression across all recent awards.

Akers Ranch operates entirely within a single customer stream. The Department of Agriculture's Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management program at NIFC accounts for three awards totaling $750,000 in combined potential value, while the Forest Service's Region 6 Pacific Northwest Region accounts for the remaining three awards totaling $143,000. The two rankings are identical — both agencies represent 100% coverage — because all six recent awards trace to Forest Service regional and national fire operations. The two NIFC indefinite-delivery contracts (awarded May 5, 2025 and July 31, 2026) anchor the portfolio with $750,000 in total potential value and establish standing agreements through mid-2031 for supplying fully managed, supervised, and certified fuel tender personnel, equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, and lodging to support wildfire suppression and prescribed burn operations. Recent delivery orders under these vehicles include a $38,071.44 order issued August 7, 2026 for Wenatchee, Washington operations and an $83,959.64 order issued July 18, 2026 for Pendleton, Oregon operations, both completing within days of issue.

Activity has grown modestly from two awards in 2025 to four in 2026. However, only $143,000 of the $893,000 combined potential value has been obligated to date (16% realization), indicating the bulk of capacity sits in the NIFC indefinite-delivery vehicle structure awaiting task order pull. No subcontract activity appears in the source. The vendor's footprint is highly specialized and geographically localized to the Pacific Northwest, with no evidence of diversification across customer agencies, contract vehicles, or service lines beyond fuel tender and fire support operations.