Mellowstone Ranch LLC

Mellowstone Ranch LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Modesto, California, supplies water handling equipment and fire suppression personnel to the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service and the National Interagency Fire Center as a prime contractor under Total Small Business set-asides. The vendor operates as a for-profit limited liability company and competes exclusively under the Total Small Business set-aside category across its federal footprint.

Mellowstone Ranch's capability portfolio centers on emergency fire suppression equipment and services for wildland and all-hazard incident response. The vendor supplies Type 3 and Type 6 engines and Support Water Tenders (Types 1, 2, and 3), along with trained and certified personnel, transportation, lodging, and all associated materials and supplies necessary for fire suppression operations. Recent awards include a $250 thousand multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the National Interagency Fire Center under the VIPR I-BPA for Water Handling Region 5, with a five-year ceiling through June 4, 2030, and a $15,927 delivery order against that vehicle awarded on September 9, 2025 for performance in Clovis, California, with completion by September 15, 2025.

Customer concentration is entirely within the Department of Agriculture. The National Interagency Fire Center accounts for two awards totaling $500 thousand in combined potential value, while the Forest Service Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region) accounts for one delivery order valued at $15,927. All three awards are prime contracts carrying the Total Small Business set-aside designation. The vendor has not subcontracted on any federal awards and does not hold positions on government-wide contract vehicles. Total awards across all federal sources number three, with combined potential value of $516 thousand and combined obligations of only $16 thousand (3% of potential value), reflecting early-stage activity. The vendor's activity began in June 2025; the most recent award came in February 2026.