Lite Em Up Custom Burning Inc.

Lite Em Up Custom Burning Inc. is a for-profit small business that provides wildland fire management services to federal agencies. Operating under the alternate name "20", this corporate entity with subchapter S status has received over 20 prime contract awards from the U.S. Forest Service and other Department of Agriculture agencies since 2019.

As a prime contractor specializing in controlled burns, Lite Em Up has fulfilled numerous delivery orders to conduct prescribed fires, hazardous fuels reduction, and other services supporting forest health and wildfire risk mitigation programs. Regions utilizing the company's expertise span the Pacific Southwest, Northern, Rocky Mountain, and Southwestern areas. Lite Em Up also provides specialized wildland fire engines, vehicles, and water handling capabilities on a recurring basis through the Forest Service's incident procurement processes. While operating as a small business, they have delivered this equipment under firm fixed price orders without set asides to locations such as Santa Fe, Chadron, and Redding. Interagency partners like the National Interagency Fire Center have similarly contracted Lite Em Up to supply Type 3 and Type 6 fire engines through the agency's dispatch systems and indefinite delivery contracts.

In addition to serving as a frequent prime contractor under Forest Service vehicles, Lite Em Up holds active indefinite delivery contracts of its own for wildland fire support. The company was awarded multiple IDIQ contracts in 2019 and 2022 to provide water handling services for wildland fire and all-hazard incidents. Issued as total small business set-asides by both the Rocky Mountain Region and National Interagency Fire Center, delivery orders under these vehicles have amounted to over $250,000 for Lite Em Up thus far. The vehicles were designed to procure critical response capabilities related to fire suppression and fuels management across USFS regions.