Mountaineers Fire Crew, Incorporated

Mountaineers Fire Crew, Incorporated, a for-profit Subchapter S corporation based in Redding, California, operates as a small business prime contractor supplying wildland firefighting crews, fire suppression equipment, water handling resources, and emergency incident response services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and the Department of the Interior under Total Small Business set-aside delivery orders and indefinite delivery contracts. The vendor competes exclusively under small business set-asides across its entire prime footprint.

Mountaineers Fire Crew's capability portfolio centers on wildland firefighting and fire crew mobilization across western U.S. Forest Service regions. Representative work includes a $402,920.80 delivery order from USDA Forest Service Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region) in July 2025 for fire suppression and incident response in Eureka, California; a $157,391.92 firm fixed-price delivery order from USDA Forest Service Region 4 (Intermountain Region) in August 2026 for wildland firefighting services in Price, Utah; and a $125,604.14 delivery order from USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region in August 2026 for wildland firefighting and emergency response under the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system with ultimate completion in September 2026. The vendor also holds three indefinite delivery contracts with the National Interagency Fire Center—all total small business set-asides—covering vehicle-with-driver services for Regions 5 and 6 West Zone (ceiling $250,000, awarded August 18, 2026, through August 18, 2031), water handling services for Region 5 (ceiling $500,000, awarded February 6, 2026, through June 4, 2030), and water handling services for Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10 (ceiling $250,000, awarded June 7, 2022, through June 6, 2025).

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to USDA Forest Service operations. The top five customers by award count account for 81% of all awards. USDA Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region leads by volume with 36 awards totaling $2.1 million in combined potential value, followed by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (33 awards), USDA Forest Service nationwide (15 awards, $39 thousand), Department of Interior National Park Service Pacific West Region (10 awards, $5.6 million), and the National Interagency Fire Center (8 awards, $3.1 million). By potential value, the Department of Interior NPS Pacific West Region ranks first at $5.6 million across ten awards, followed by the National Interagency Fire Center at $3.1 million and USDA Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest at $2.1 million. The vendor places task orders under five primary indefinite delivery contracts: Indefinite Delivery Contract 539A2821N10 (36 task orders, $12.9 million combined potential value), Indefinite Delivery Contract 539A2801N48 (21 task orders), Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SB22T7998 (18 task orders, $649 thousand), Indefinite Delivery Contract 129J6125T7235 (11 task orders, $954 thousand), and Indefinite Delivery Contract INP13PC00248 (9 task orders, $612 thousand).

Activity has remained relatively stable at seven to nine awards annually over the past five years, with 126 total prime awards across the source window and combined potential value of $24.6 million (25% obligated as $6.2 million). Recent annual volume spans 2022: 7 awards; 2023: 5 awards; 2024: 7 awards; 2025: 9 awards; 2026: 9 awards. The vendor's work concentrates in NAICS 561730 (Support Activities for Forestry, 116 awards) and PSC NR—Natural Resources/Conservation Fire Suppression/Presuppression (118 awards), with secondary exposure to ground transportation and tree-thinning support. Mountaineers Fire Crew operates as a 100% prime contractor with no subcontract footprint in the source data. The vendor's customer agencies span nine distinct federal entities, predominantly forest and fire management stakeholders within USDA and the Interior Department, with secondary work rooted in regional emergency response frameworks across Pacific West and Intermountain regions. Recent award activity (most recent August 18, 2026) demonstrates active engagement with National Interagency Fire Center IDC renewals and Forest Service regional delivery orders, positioning the vendor as a stable supplier for seasonal and surge wildland firefighting demand in the western United States.

Company has over 30 years experience in wild land fire suppression/disaster response. Other services: fuels management,timber felling/thinning/pruning, brush clearing, fuel break/hand line construction, prescribed burning,erosion control. MSPA compliant.