Bill Paulton

Bill Paulton, doing business as Paulton Enterprises, a self-certified small disadvantaged business sole proprietorship based in Edgemont, South Dakota, provides water handling equipment, fire suppression resources, and emergency response services to the U.S. Forest Service and allied federal agencies as a prime contractor (100% of awards), operating exclusively under small business set-asides and full-and-open delivery orders. The vendor holds two multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the National Interagency Fire Center — one awarded in February 2026 (ceiling $250,000 through May 2030, total small business set-aside) and one expiring May 2025 (ceiling $250,000, total small business set-aside) — both covering Virtual Incident Procurement delivery orders for water tenders, fire engines, and personnel support across Forest Service East Zone Regions 1, 2, 4, 8, and 9.

Customer concentration is extreme and stable. The Forest Service accounts for 81% of award count and 89% of combined potential value; the Rocky Mountain Region (Region 2) alone represents 28 awards valued at $1.6 million combined. The Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center anchors seven awards at $1.1 million combined potential value. A single Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 6 award ($852 thousand) represents the only material non-Forest Service exposure. Recent work includes a $33,200 total small business set-aside delivery order for water handling equipment and services awarded March 13, 2026, a $37,375 firm fixed-price delivery order from the Rocky Mountain Region in August 2025, a $55,900 engine purchase order from the Idaho Region in June 2025, and a $114,800 delivery order from the Rocky Mountain Region in October 2024 for water tenders and fire engines.

The vendor operates across five primary parent vehicles: Blanket Purchase Agreement AG82X9B167022 (18 task orders, $795 thousand combined potential value), Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SB22T7482 (14 task orders, $551 thousand combined potential value), Indefinite Delivery Contract 1282X919T7042 (5 task orders, $316 thousand combined potential value), Blanket Purchase Agreement AG82X9B107021 (5 task orders, $433 thousand combined potential value), and Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SB25T7839 (3 task orders, $108 thousand combined potential value). Activity peaked in 2022 at nine awards but has declined to two awards year-to-date through March 2026, following a single award in 2023 and six in 2024. Combined potential value across all 62 prime awards is $4.5 million, with $3.5 million obligated (78% execution rate). Work is performed across western U.S. locations — South Dakota, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, California, Montana, Arizona, and Nebraska — with place of performance tied to regional Forest Service offices. The vendor maintains no subcontract relationships and does not hold positions on government-wide vehicles outside the Forest Service ecosystem.