Patrick Madden

Patrick Madden, doing business as Prairie Hauling, a veteran-owned sole proprietorship based in Cottonwood, Idaho, supplies heavy equipment rental and transportation services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a prime contractor exclusively — operating across Forest Service regions and the National Interagency Fire Center on firm-fixed-price delivery orders and indefinite-delivery contracts, predominantly under total small business set-asides.

Prairie Hauling's customer concentration is extreme and single-agency. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service accounts for 91% of awards (42 of 46 total awards) with combined potential value of $1.7 million across regional offices. Within that, the Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center dominates the dollar value, holding 11 awards worth $2.1 million in combined potential value, while Forest Service Region 1 (Northern Region) generates the highest award count at 23 awards totaling $1.3 million. The remaining Forest Service regions — Region 6 (Pacific Northwest), Region 2 (Rocky Mountain), and Region 5 (Pacific Southwest) — together account for fewer than 10 awards and under $500 thousand in combined potential value. Four other federal agencies collectively represent fewer than 5 awards and under $100 thousand.

Prairie Hauling holds four firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery contracts under total small business set-asides, all issued by the National Interagency Fire Center on February 6, 2026, and one earlier in May 2024. The three February 2026 IDCs carry ceilings of $500,000, $500,000, and $250,000 respectively, running through June 2028 and May 2029, covering East Zone regions (Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9) and serving fire suppression, prescribed project work, and land stewardship operations. The May 2024 IDC, also $250,000, covers Regions 1, 2, and 4 through May 2029. Equipment categories across these vehicles include feller bunchers, mulchers, road graders, skidders, dozers, and excavators. Prairie Hauling places task orders against these IDCs as well as multiple region-specific blanket purchase agreements — the largest being AG0343B177114 with 9 task orders worth $494 thousand. Recent representative delivery orders include a $119,104 award from Forest Service Region 6 in July 2026 for equipment rental and transportation supporting wildland fire response, a $30,304.82 award from Region 1 in September 2026, and an $88,400 award from Region 1 in August 2023.

Activity has accelerated recently — two awards in 2022, four in 2023, eight in 2024, and four already recorded in 2026 — though the cumulative footprint remains small. Combined potential value across all 46 awards is $4 million, with $1.5 million obligated (38% of potential value). Prairie Hauling competes exclusively under total small business set-asides across its Forest Service work; no full-and-open competition appears in the award history. The vendor holds no subcontract work and receives no federal grants or parent contract vehicle seats outside the Forest Service's regional and fire-center vehicles. The firm's NAICS classification is 238910 (Support Activities for Forestry) on 45 of 46 awards, with one classified under site preparation contracting.