Powder River Enterprises LLC

Powder River Enterprises LLC, a small business based in Baker City, Oregon, operates as a prime contractor delivering fire suppression and all-hazard incident response equipment to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under total small business set-asides. The vendor competes exclusively under set-aside vehicles and holds no subcontract footprint.

The company specializes in water handling equipment for wildland fire operations across the Pacific Northwest. All seven awards in the source portfolio track to USDA Forest Service customers — five delivery orders and task orders from the Region 6 Pacific Northwest Region (Pendleton and John Day, Oregon), and two indefinite-delivery contracts held with the National Interagency Fire Center. Representative work includes a $500,000 IDIQ awarded February 6, 2026, for fire suppression and all-hazard response equipment including Type 3–6 engines, Support Water Tenders Types 1–3, and Tactical Water Tenders Types 1–2, with performance extending through May 29, 2030; a $250,000 IDIQ awarded May 29, 2025, under the Virtual Incident Procurement system for incident blanket purchase agreements on the same equipment categories, also running through May 29, 2030; and three small delivery orders in July and August 2026 ranging from $1,275 to $71,400 issued under the same IDIQs. All work is performed in the Pacific Northwest (primarily Pendleton and John Day, Oregon) with firm fixed-price structures and short completion cycles.

Customer concentration is total — 100% of awards fund USDA Forest Service programs, split between the National Interagency Fire Center ($750,000 combined potential value across two IDIQs) and the Region 6 Pacific Northwest Region ($145,000 across five small delivery orders). The National Interagency Fire Center contracts dominate the potential-value share despite lower award count, anchoring the portfolio's recompete exposure. The vendor sits on two IDIQs (contract numbers 1204H125T7386 and 1204H126T7275), which have generated three and two task orders respectively. Activity has increased from two awards in 2025 to five in 2026 (through August). All seven awards are classified under NAICS 541614 (Support Activities for Forestry) and PSC Natural Resources/Conservation–Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression. Of the $895,000 combined potential value, $145,000 has been obligated (16%), reflecting the gap between IDIQ ceilings and actual spend on small, frequently-issued task orders.