Paragon Water Tenders, LLC

Paragon Water Tenders, LLC, doing business as Paragon Water Tenders LLC, is a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Eugene, Oregon, and registered with the federal government to receive contract and grant awards since November 2009. The company specializes in providing specialized wildland firefighting equipment, water handling services, and support apparatus to federal agencies managing wildfire suppression, post-fire remediation, and prescribed burning operations. Paragon Water Tenders serves as a critical resource for the U.S. Forest Service and other federal agencies, leveraging its operational facilities in Oregon and expanded capacity across western states to rapidly mobilize equipment and personnel in response to wildland fire incidents and all-hazards emergencies.

Through its federal contract portfolio, Paragon Water Tenders has delivered a comprehensive range of wildland firefighting equipment and services, including Type 1-6 fire engines, Type 2 water tenders, potable water trucks, gray water trucks, tactical water tenders, and trailer-mounted handwashing stations designed to support fire suppression and hygiene operations at incident sites. The company has received over 40 delivery orders since 2019 from the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6), Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5), and Southwest Region, with individual order values ranging from approximately $200 to $185,505. These delivery orders have been issued as firm fixed-price contracts without set-aside designations, though the company qualifies as a small business. Additional delivery orders have been awarded by the National Interagency Fire Center for similar water handling and firefighting support services. Paragon Water Tenders operates as the prime contractor on all awards, with no identified major subcontractors, and performs work directly from its Springfield, Oregon facilities or mobile equipment deployment across multiple western states to meet incident response requirements.

Paragon Water Tenders currently holds four active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the U.S. Forest Service and National Interagency Fire Center, all structured as firm fixed-price multiple-award vehicles with total small business set-aside designations. These IDCs include a $250,000 contract awarded by Region 6 Pacific Northwest Region on May 29, 2025, expiring May 29, 2030, for water handling equipment and services supporting wildland fire suppression and all-hazards incidents; a $250,000 contract awarded by Region 6 on May 28, 2024, expiring May 28, 2029, specifically for potable water trucks, gray water trucks, and trailer-mounted handwashing stations; a $250,000 contract awarded June 7, 2022, expiring June 6, 2025, for water handling services across the West Zone covering Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10; and a $250,000 contract awarded June 14, 2021, expiring May 29, 2024, for potable water trucks, gray water trucks, and handwashing stations serving Regions 3, 5, and 6. Under these IDVs, the Forest Service has issued numerous firm fixed-price delivery orders that demonstrate the company's rapid mobilization capability and critical role in supporting federal wildfire response operations nationwide. The IDVs enable the Forest Service to flexibly access Paragon's specialized water handling apparatus and personnel without the delay of traditional competitive procurement processes, with optional use available to other federal agencies under the broader VIPR (Veteran and Interagency Program Reserve) contracting framework.

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