Mentzer Forestry, LLC

Mentzer Forestry, LLC, a women-owned small business certified as economically disadvantaged, holds four small-business-set-aside indefinite delivery contracts with the National Interagency Fire Center (USDA Forest Service) for heavy equipment rental and leasing supporting wildland fire suppression and prescribed burn operations across the Pacific Northwest. All four awards are prime contracts; the vendor has no subcontractor footprint in federal work.

Mentzer Forestry is based in Pendleton, Oregon, and operates under NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) and PSC B516 (Natural Resources/Conservation — Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression). The firm is structured as a for-profit organization, self-certified as a small disadvantaged business, and holds SBA certifications for Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business. Customer concentration is absolute: all four awards and the full $1 million in combined potential value flow from the single customer, the National Interagency Fire Center.

The vendor's contract portfolio consists of four indefinite delivery vehicles, all firm fixed price and total small business set-aside, with ceilings of $250,000 each. Two contracts, both awarded February 6, 2026, cover miscellaneous heavy equipment for Region 6 (Pacific Northwest only, completion May 28, 2029) and heavy equipment for West Zone Regions 5 and 6 (completion June 11, 2028). Two earlier contracts, awarded June 11, 2023 and May 28, 2024, provide the same geographic and capability scope under the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) I-BPA system. The vendor is responsible for providing equipment, qualified personnel, training, and necessary certifications; task orders are issued through the VIPR system on an as-needed basis. Award allocation was based on proximity to dispatch centers to meet response-time requirements, technical qualifications including photographic equipment documentation, and proposed rates for 16-hour daily shifts.

Activity has been limited and recent: one award in 2023, one in 2024, and two in 2026, reflecting the structure of Forest Service wildfire-equipment procurement. All four contracts have ultimate completion dates between 2028 and 2029.