Nathan Hester Excavation LLC

Nathan Hester Excavation LLC is a for-profit limited liability company registered in SAM.gov, located in Spirit Lake, Idaho. The company appears to specialize in providing heavy equipment and logging vehicles to federal agencies, with a primary focus on supporting U.S. Forest Service operations in various regions. As a sole proprietorship, the company has demonstrated capability in supplying specialized equipment for forestry, fire suppression, and incident response activities.

The company has secured federal contract awards primarily with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, specifically in the Pacific Northwest Region and East Zone. Their most recent contract award, valued at $321,900.00, involved the procurement and delivery of logging trucks for use in the Wenatchee, Washington area. This specific contract, awarded on July 16, 2025, involved the delivery of multiple logging vehicles designated with codes E227, E228, E229, and E236. The contract was a firm fixed-price purchase order with a completion date of August 13, 2025, and did not utilize any specific set-aside designation.

Nathan Hester Excavation LLC has also been awarded two significant Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) through the Forest Service's Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system. These multiple-award contracts, both set aside for small businesses, have ceiling values of $250,000.00 and cover different equipment needs. The first IDC, running from April 30, 2025, to April 30, 2030, focuses on providing heavy equipment like dozers, excavators, and tractor plows for fire suppression and incident response in Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9. The second IDC, spanning April 15, 2025, to April 15, 2030, covers miscellaneous heavy equipment including feller bunchers, mulcher/masticators, road graders, and skidders, also supporting fire suppression and incident management across similar regions. Both contracts are designed to establish pre-season Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPAs) to provide equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, and personnel to meet the Forest Service's operational needs.