Rapid Response Force LLC

Rapid Response Force LLC, doing business as Martin S Van Boerum, is a minority-owned, woman-owned, small disadvantaged business based in Hollister, California, that provides hazard tree removal, tree trimming, and wildland fire suppression support services exclusively as a prime contractor to the Department of Agriculture and related federal land management agencies. The company competes under total small business set-asides on most of its Forest Service awards and holds firm fixed-price delivery orders and indefinite delivery contracts across multiple U.S. Forest Service regions and the National Interagency Fire Center.

The capability portfolio centers on tree felling, delimbing, and bucking of hazard trees; hazardous branch pruning; machine and hand piling of slash; chipping; and tree removal and trimming to mitigate safety hazards at recreation sites, administrative facilities, and forest boundaries. Representative work includes a $3 million single-award IDIQ awarded December 2, 2024, by USFS Region 3 for hazard tree removal and pruning across Arizona and New Mexico National Forests running through December 1, 2029, with two delivery orders issued to date: a $300,650 Lincoln National Forest disaster recovery task order (October 1, 2025, completion January 2, 2026) and a $67,235.37 Tonto National Forest recreation site mitigation task order (March 5, 2026, completion March 4, 2027). Additional named work includes a $43,726.78 redwood tree trimming project for the Federal Aviation Administration at Watsonville, California (September 22, 2023, completion October 30, 2023, set aside for small business) and a $34,466.99 tree trimming and hazard tree removal order for Modoc National Forest administrative sites under a Total Small Business purchase order (September 26, 2024, completion June 30, 2025).

Customer concentration is heavy within USDA Forest Service. The top five customer organizations account for 83% of awards by count and 95% of combined potential value. USFS Region 3—Southwestern Region anchors the portfolio with five awards and $3.4 million combined potential value. NIFC (Fire and Aviation Management) holds five awards and $1.3 million. USFS Region 5—Pacific Southwest Region carries nine awards and $220 thousand. The Air Force Air Mobility Command represents the only defense customer with two small awards totaling $78 thousand. Work is performed across USFS Regions 3, 4, 5, 6, and 10, plus the National Interagency Fire Center, reflecting nationwide wildland fire suppression and hazard mitigation scope.

Rapid Response Force holds five active indefinite delivery vehicles: a $3 million single-award IDIQ with USFS Region 3 for hazard tree removal in Arizona and New Mexico (awarded December 2, 2024, through December 1, 2029); two $250,000 multiple-award IDIQs with NIFC for chipper services and crews to Regions 5 and 6 (awarded February 6, 2026, through June 4, 2029 and May 28, 2029 respectively); and two $250,000 multiple-award IDIQs with NIFC for chipper rental and water handling support across Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10 (awarded June 4, 2024 and May 28, 2024, both through June 4, 2029 and May 28, 2029). These vehicles structure most of the company's task-order pipeline. All vehicles carry Total Small Business set-asides on the prime awards.

Activity accelerated sharply in 2024, with eleven awards that year compared to two each in 2022 and 2023. The recompete cliff in the next twenty-four months is minimal—only one award with a combined potential value of $67 thousand completing by mid-2027. Recent awards show the company competing predominantly under small business set-asides; all five IDIQs are set-aside vehicles, and most delivery orders under them carry either Total Small Business or no set-aside designation. The combined potential value across the portfolio is $5.6 million with $916 thousand obligated to date, reflecting the early-stage execution on recently awarded IDIQs. NAICS concentration aligns tightly with capability: 25 awards under Support Activities for Forestry (NAICS 115310) and 5 under Landscaping Services (NAICS 561730).

An emergency response company providing fire suppression for wildland, structural, and ARFF. We also provide debris cleanup from storms and natural disasters.