Richard A Walczyk

Richard A Walczyk, doing business as Crownchaser, a veteran-owned sole proprietorship based in Pilot Rock, Oregon, provides wildland firefighting equipment, water handling systems, and personnel support services to the federal government exclusively as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides, with 106 awards concentrated in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service across the Pacific Northwest and fire response operations nationwide.

Crownchaser operates almost entirely within wildland fire suppression and emergency response logistics. The vendor delivers Type 4 and Type 6 fire engines, water tenders, tactical water trucks, vehicle-with-driver services, and water handling equipment to federal fire suppression and incident response operations. Representative recent work includes a $109,375 delivery order from USDA Forest Service Region 6 for fire suppression support in John Day, Oregon (July 2026); a $77,917 purchase order from the Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region for a Type 4 engine (June 2025); and a $61,200 delivery order from USDA Forest Service Region 5 (Pacific Southwest) for incident response goods and services (August 2023). The vendor has maintained continuous federal contracting engagement since 2003, with over twenty delivery orders issued across multiple fiscal years.

Customer concentration is extreme and specialized. USDA Forest Service Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region) anchors the portfolio at 71 awards totaling $2.5 million in combined potential value—covering 67% of all awards and 49% of total potential value. The National Interagency Fire Center (Fire and Aviation Management) places 19 awards valued at $2.1 million (18% of awards, 41% of potential value). The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region, Forest Service Region 5, and the broader Forest Service organization account for the remaining 9 awards and $417 thousand combined. The two customer rankings align closely; both USDA Forest Service R6 and the Interagency Fire Center drive both volume and dollars.

Crownchaser holds five active indefinite delivery contracts serving as parent vehicles. The largest is Blanket Purchase Agreement AG04H1B167321 (24 task orders, $740 thousand combined potential value) for water handling services across Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10. Indefinite Delivery Contract 1204H119T7312 (19 task orders, $562 thousand) covers vehicle-with-driver services for Regions 5 and 6 West Zone. IDC 1202SB22T8064 (15 task orders, $528 thousand) and IDC 1204H125T7401 (14 task orders, $495 thousand) provide water handling and incident support services. BPA AG04H1B107216 accounts for 6 task orders at $177 thousand. All vehicles carry total small business set-aside designations with ultimate completion dates spanning 2025 through 2031, anchoring a stable procurement pipeline.

Activity shows consistent growth. Award volume moved from 5 awards in 2022 to a peak of 12 in 2025, settling at 11 in 2026 through mid-August. Combined potential value across 106 awards totals $5.1 million, with $3 million obligated to date (59% of potential). The vendor competes exclusively under total small business set-asides—no full-and-open awards appear in the portfolio. Primary NAICS coding is 541720 (Support Activities for Forestry), with 101 of 106 awards in that category; five awards use 485999 (All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation) for vehicle delivery. Primary PSC coding is Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression (105 awards).

Crownchaser holds no subcontract engagements and does not serve as a subcontractor to larger primes. One hundred percent of awards are prime contracts or IDVs held directly by the vendor. The sole proprietor operates from Pilot Rock with performance locations spanning western Forest Service regions (Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho) and National Interagency Fire Center operations, supporting preseason and emergency-response equipment positioning and personnel deployment across the interagency fire response network.