Marcus- Moore Melanie Lynn

Marcus-Moore Melanie Lynn, operating as Moore Excavating, is a woman-owned, HUBZone-certified small business sole proprietorship based in Cottonwood, California, that delivers heavy equipment and excavation services to the U.S. Forest Service as a prime contractor under multiple indefinite delivery contracts. The vendor operates exclusively under small-business set-asides (Total Small Business) on its IDCs and competes across full-and-open delivery orders drawn against those vehicles.

Moore Excavating's federal footprint is concentrated entirely within the Department of Agriculture Forest Service, with 97% of awards distributed across five Forest Service organizational units. The National Interagency Fire Center holds the largest dollar share — seven IDCs valued at $2.5 million combined potential value — while the Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5) drives volume with 22 awards carrying $1.7 million combined potential value. The vendor's core capability is deployment of specialized wildland-fire suppression and land-management equipment, including feller bunchers, mulchers, masticators, road graders, skidders, excavators, and water-handling equipment (Type 3 and 6 engines and support water tenders). Work spans California and New Mexico under the Forest Service's Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system, which pre-positions resources for rapid emergency dispatch.

Moore Excavating holds six active IDCs across two contract vehicles. The National Interagency Fire Center awarded three IDCs on February 6, 2026 — one for water-handling equipment (Region 5, $500 thousand ceiling through June 4, 2030), one for heavy equipment (West Zone Regions 5 and 6, $500 thousand ceiling through June 10, 2028), and one for miscellaneous heavy equipment (Region 5, $500 thousand ceiling through June 13, 2029). Three earlier IDCs with ceilings of $250 thousand each and performance periods through 2028–2030 remain active under the National Interagency Fire Center and Region 5. Recent delivery orders against these IDCs include a $238.5 thousand order (April 2024, miscellaneous heavy equipment), a $206.5 thousand order (August 2023, excavation and earthmoving services), and a $102.1 thousand Total Small Business set-aside order (August 2026, heavy equipment in Solvang, California). The vendor also has placed two orders against a $129 thousand BPA with the Forest Service.

Activity accelerated from 2022 through 2025 (five awards in 2022 to nine in 2024) before slowing to five awards in 2026 year-to-date. Combined potential value across 38 prime awards is $4.9 million, with $2.1 million obligated to date (43% realization). The vendor operates with no subcontract footprint — all 38 awards are prime contracts or IDCs. Moore Excavating's HUBZone and WOSB certifications appear instrumental in competing effectively in full-and-open delivery orders against its set-aside IDCs; the source notes these designations likely enhanced competitiveness across multiple non-set-aside task orders drawn from small-business-set-aside parent vehicles. Five recompete-eligible awards with ultimate completion dates between October 2024 and September 2025 collectively carried approximately $485 thousand in potential value and have largely moved past their performance windows as of today's date.

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Specializing in Land Development

Moore Excavating is a family owned and operated business. We have made our home here in the Red Bluff Community since 1981. When it comes to your project, we take great pride in providing a service that meets all your expectations and complete satisfaction. We at Moore Excavating are a fair and competitive company and realize that you have many choices in selecting a Contractor. Thank you for considering Moore Excavating for your project needs.

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SMALL BUSINESS CERTIFIED

Sonny & Melanie Moore

Moore Excavating

mooreexcavating@att.net

17420 Hooker Creek Rd

Cottonwood CA , 96022 United States

530-529-0267

www.mooreexcavating.net

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