Panther Ridge Fire LLC

Panther Ridge Fire LLC, a small business sole proprietorship based in Snohomish, Washington, provides wildland fire suppression and support services to the U.S. Forest Service as a prime contractor under Total Small Business set-asides. The vendor delivers water handling equipment, transportation, lodging, and personnel support for emergency incident response and fire management operations across the western United States, with place of performance concentrated in the Pacific Northwest region (Regions 5 and 6) and subordinate locations in Washington state.

Panther Ridge Fire LLC operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) under multiple-award indefinite-delivery contracts issued by the National Interagency Fire Center and delivery orders from the Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Region. The vendor holds five active IDCs with ceilings ranging from $250,000 to $500,000, all carrying Total Small Business set-asides and firm-fixed price terms. The most recent IDC awards include a $500,000 ceiling contract for water handling services across Region 6 (awarded February 6, 2026, through May 29, 2030), a $250,000 contract for Region 6 water handling (awarded May 29, 2025, through May 29, 2030), and two additional $250,000 contracts for Region 6 miscellaneous heavy equipment (awarded August 6, 2026, through August 6, 2029) and West Zone Regions 5 and 6 heavy equipment (awarded July 31, 2026, through August 1, 2028). Panther Ridge draws 100% of its customer base from the Department of Agriculture—specifically the Forest Service's National Interagency Fire Center (5 awards, $1.5 million combined potential value) and the Pacific Northwest Region (7 awards, $505 thousand combined potential value). Recent delivery order work includes an $84,777 order for wildland fire suppression support in Wenatchee (awarded August 12, 2026, completion September 11, 2026), a $63,402 order for fire suppression in Wenatchee (awarded September 21, 2025, completion October 16, 2025), and a $24,660 order for fire suppression in Vancouver (awarded August 29, 2026, completion September 7, 2026).

Activity has accelerated in recent years—one award in 2019, then two in 2022, three in 2025, and six in 2026—with combined potential value across all awards of $2.1 million and combined dollars obligated of $340 thousand. All work flows through three named IDC vehicles under the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system. The vendor does not hold a federal prime contract vehicle position and does not perform subcontract work; its customer base and capability portfolio remain narrowly focused on National Interagency Fire Center and Pacific Northwest Region fire management operations.