Ernie T Moran
Arlee, MT Doing business as Native Fire
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- LQ15Z6X3JHF6
- CAGE
- 3Y3R5
- Primary NAICS
- 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Sole Proprietorship
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 33048 Pow Wow Rd, Arlee, MT 59821, USA
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Contract awards
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About the company
Ernie T Moran, doing business as Native Fire, a sole proprietorship based in Arlee, Montana, holds multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts as a prime contractor to supply water handling equipment, materials, and trained personnel for wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response across the U.S. Forest Service East Zone. The vendor is a Native American-owned, minority-owned small disadvantaged business competing exclusively under total small business set-asides.
Native Fire's federal portfolio concentrates entirely within the Department of Agriculture Forest Service, split between the Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center (3 awards, $750 thousand combined potential value) and the Forest Service R1-Northern Region (12 awards, $579 thousand combined potential value), accounting for 71% of the 21 total awards in the source and covering 100% of combined potential value. The vendor operates as a prime on all 21 awards with no subcontractor roles.
The core capability, grounded in NAICS 238910 (Support Activities for Forestry) and PSC Natural Resources/Conservation–Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression, involves deploying water handling equipment, supplies, transportation, and personnel to support fire suppression, prescribed burns, and emergency response with operational capacity for up to 16-hour daily shifts across Regions 1, 2, 4, 8, and 9. The three largest IDVs — awarded by the National Interagency Fire Center in June 2022, May 2025, and February 2026 — are firm fixed price multiple-award contracts each valued at $250 thousand with ultimate completion dates extending to May 2030, utilizing the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system to issue Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPAs) for on-call resource deployment. Native Fire places task orders against Blanket Purchase Agreements AG0343B167097 (7 task orders, $151 thousand) and AG0343B137052 (1 task order, $28 thousand), among others.
Award activity has been episodic — one award in 2022, one in 2025, and one in early 2026 — with combined potential value of $1.3 million and combined dollars obligated of $113 thousand (8% of potential value). The vendor's three active IDVs expire May 30, 2030, presenting a three-to-four-year recompete window for Native Fire's entire federal footprint.
SBA capabilities narrative
Experienced wildland fire fighting crew with Type 6 Engine. 16 years experience with fire supression
Quick answers
Is Ernie T Moran registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Ernie T Moran's SAM.gov registration is active through March 26, 2027.
What is Ernie T Moran's most recent federal award?
Ernie T Moran's most recent federal contract award is Vipr i-BPA water handling (12034319K0089), from Region 1 - Northern Region (USFS), on October 1, 2018.
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