R & K Water Service Inc.

R & K Water Service Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Enumclaw, Washington, operates as a prime contractor providing water handling equipment, vehicles, and personnel to support wildland fire suppression and forest management activities across the Western United States. All 38 awards in the source represent prime work, with no subcontract engagement; the vendor competes entirely under small business set-asides, with all three IDVs designated as total small business set-asides.

The vendor's capability footprint is narrow and specialized. R & K Water Service delivers Type 1, 2, and 3 water tenders, water tanks, tactical water tenders (Types 1 and 2), engines (Types 3–6), and supporting personnel and materials to federal incident response teams. Representative work includes a $143,740 firm fixed-price delivery order from the USDA Forest Service for water handling equipment and personnel supporting wildland fire suppression across Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10 (June 2024); an $86,837 delivery order from USDA Forest Service Region 6 for water handling services in Pendleton, Oregon (July 2026); and a $45,900 delivery order for water tenders and related equipment across Western regions (September 2025). All work is focused on incident response and forest stewardship.

Customer concentration is extreme and singular. The USDA Forest Service accounts for 37 of 38 awards (97% of award count). Within that, the Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6) dominates with 29 awards worth $879 thousand combined potential value, while the Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center holds 6 awards valued at $1 million. The two customer-ranking lists track identically — there is no tension between volume and dollars — indicating sustained, repetitive ordering from the same regional customers.

R & K Water Service holds five parent vehicles, all indefinite-delivery contracts or blanket purchase agreements issued by the National Interagency Fire Center or the USDA Forest Service. The highest-volume vehicle is Blanket Purchase Agreement AG04H1B167499 (10 task orders, $160 thousand combined potential value), followed by BPA AG04H1B137113 (6 task orders, $83 thousand). Three additional IDCs carry 3–4 task orders each with combined values ranging from $55 thousand to $179 thousand. The vendor recently renewed its platform with a $500 thousand multiple-award indefinite-delivery contract awarded by the National Interagency Fire Center on February 6, 2026, running through May 29, 2030, and a $250 thousand IDC awarded May 29, 2025, also through June 2025, both under total small business set-asides.

Activity has been sporadic. The vendor received 2 awards in 2021, 2 in 2022, 2 in 2024, 3 in 2025, and 2 in 2026. Combined potential value across all 38 awards totals $2.1 million, with $678 thousand obligated (33% drawn). The vendor operates entirely within NAICS 333 (Support Activities for Forestry) and PSC category Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression, with zero diversification into other customer agencies or capability areas.