Joe Peone

Joe Peone, doing business as Peone Logging, is a sole proprietorship based in Inchelium, Washington, that specializes in providing critical wildland fire management and emergency response services to federal agencies. As a minority-owned, Native American-owned business with SBA Certified HUBZone Firm status and self-certified small disadvantaged business designation, Peone Logging has established itself as a reliable provider of specialized equipment and services to the U.S. Forest Service and related federal agencies across the Western United States. The company's core competency lies in delivering comprehensive incident response capabilities, including heavy equipment operations, firefighting support, water handling, and personnel deployment during emergency situations.

Peone Logging's federal contract award history demonstrates sustained engagement in wildland fire suppression and emergency response work for the U.S. Forest Service, specifically the Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6). The company has received four prime federal contract awards ranging from $9,644.19 to $140,223.84, all issued without set-aside designations despite the company's small business status. These awards include delivery orders valued at $59,350 (September 2025), $16,517.03 (October 2024), and $9,644.19 (May 2025) for wildland fire support and incident response operations in the Colville, Washington area. Additionally, Peone Logging received a $140,223.84 purchase order in September 2024 for the delivery of specialized heavy equipment, specifically a backhoe and log loader, to support fire management operations. All delivery orders have been issued under Indefinite Delivery Contracts established through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system, with no prime or subcontractor relationships documented in the available award records.

Peone Logging currently holds four separate Indefinite Delivery Contracts, each valued at $250,000 with firm fixed-price terms and designated as total small business set-asides under the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system. These IDCs were awarded between June 2022 and May 2025, with performance periods extending through 2025 to 2030. The contracts encompass water handling equipment and services (fire engines, water tenders, tactical water tenders), miscellaneous heavy equipment and personnel, and training and certification support for wildland fire suppression, all-hazard incidents, and prescribed project work. Coverage areas include USFS Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10 across the Western United States. The National Interagency Fire Center and U.S. Forest Service have been the primary agencies issuing task orders and delivery orders against these IDVs, which provide flexible, responsive mechanisms for rapidly deploying critical resources to emergency incidents. These multiple-award contracts represent the foundational framework through which Peone Logging executes its federal work and demonstrates the company's established capability and trusted status within the federal incident response procurement ecosystem.