Only A Mile LLC

Only A Mile LLC, a small-business limited liability partnership based in Greenough, Montana, provides heavy equipment services for wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident management to the U.S. Forest Service and National Interagency Fire Center as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides, operating exclusively through Indefinite Delivery Contracts issued by the Forest Service's Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system.

The company specializes in deploying Type 2 skidgines, dozers, water tenders, excavators, and related heavy machinery with water capabilities, together with personnel, materials, and logistical support, to support wildfire preparedness and response across Forest Service Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9 (Northern, Rocky Mountain, Intermountain, and Pacific Southwest). All 34 awards in the source are prime delivery orders under five active IDCs, each valued at $250,000 to $500,000 and extending through 2028 to 2030. Representative recent work includes a $51,329 delivery order to Region 2 for fire suppression equipment in Durango, Colorado (July 2026), a $51,100 delivery order to Region 1 for equipment deployment in Dillon, Montana (August 2025), and a $83,395 delivery order to Region 4 for skidgine and water-tender services in Wyoming (August 2024).

Customer concentration is entirely within the Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The National Interagency Fire Center accounts for nine awards with $2 million in combined potential value, anchoring the largest IDC vehicles. Region 1 (Northern Region) places the most frequent orders—fourteen awards totaling $1.1 million—with Regions 4, 2, and the agency's central Forest Service office rounding out active purchasing. The vendor sits on five primary IDCs: the February 2026 NIFC multiple-award contract for heavy equipment with water (Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9 East Zone, $500,000 ceiling, eight task orders); the June 2023 VIPR I-BPA for heavy equipment (Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9, $250,000 ceiling, five task orders); the May 2025 VIPR I-BPA ($250,000 ceiling, five task orders); the May 2022 legacy East Zone contract ($250,000 ceiling, eight task orders, expiring May 2025); and a February 2026 secondary vehicle ($500,000 ceiling, two task orders).

Activity has accelerated in 2024–2026 after flat performance in 2022–2023: three awards in 2022, two in 2023, seven in 2024, five in 2025, and eight through August 2026. Combined potential value across all awards stands at $3.7 million, with $1.2 million obligated (33% burn rate). All work is performed in situ across Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and California within the designated forest service regions. The vendor competes exclusively under total small business set-asides and holds no subcontract relationships—only A Mile LLC operates as a 100% prime contractor footprint serving a single customer ecosystem.

Experienced fire contracting vendor, heavy equipment with water. 20 years wildland fire experience