Rittberger Trucking LLC

Rittberger Trucking LLC, a small disadvantaged business based in Hermosa, South Dakota, operates exclusively as a prime contractor providing transportation, heavy equipment, and water handling services for wildland fire management and natural resource operations across the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The vendor competes entirely under total small business set-asides, with all 43 recent awards classified as small business or no-set-aside delivery orders against Forest Service indefinite delivery contracts managed through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system.

Rittberger Trucking's capability footprint is narrowly defined around incident response logistics and fire suppression support. The company supplies Type 2 dozers, excavators, trucks, water handling equipment, and certified operators to Forest Service regions across the Western U.S., delivering services under firm fixed-price delivery orders with typical values ranging from $10,000 to $86,000. Representative recent work includes a $124,948.60 total small business set-aside delivery order from Forest Service Region 2 (Rocky Mountain Region) awarded July 26, 2026, for transportation and heavy equipment support in Chadron, Nebraska, with ultimate completion August 19, 2026; a $110,388.90 delivery order issued June 28, 2026, for the same scope; and a $68,074 delivery order dated June 10, 2026, also for Region 2 transportation and equipment support.

Customer concentration is extreme. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service dominates 100% of Rittberger's award footprint across multiple regional offices and the National Interagency Fire Center. Forest Service Region 2 (Rocky Mountain Region) accounts for 25 awards totaling $1.1 million combined potential value; the Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center accounts for 10 awards with $2.2 million combined potential value. Regions 3 (Southwestern), 6 (Pacific Northwest), and 1 (Northern) together represent only 5 awards. The portfolio spans 43 total awards with $3.4 million combined potential value, of which $1 million is obligated.

Rittberger holds five named indefinite delivery contracts, all set-aside for total small business and all issued by or through the National Interagency Fire Center under VIPR. The largest active vehicles are a $500,000 IDC for water handling services in East Zone Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9 awarded February 6, 2026, with completion May 30, 2030, and a $500,000 IDC for heavy equipment services across the same regions also awarded February 6, 2026, with completion June 1, 2028. Two earlier IDCs for water handling, each $250,000, expire May 30, 2025, and June 1, 2028, respectively. The vendor's top five parent vehicles—three IDCs and multiple blanket purchase agreements—carry 25 task orders totaling approximately $667,000 in combined potential value. The vendor does not hold a position on any government-wide acquisition contract or multi-agency vehicle; all work flows through Forest Service regional or national interagency agreements.

Activity has been episodic. The past five years show four awards in 2022, one in 2023, four in 2024, three in 2025, and six in 2026 (as of July). The vendor operates with zero subcontract footprint and no subsidiary relationships. All work is performed as a prime, with place of performance concentrated in Chadron, Nebraska; Laramie, Wyoming; and Boise, Idaho, supporting incident response across the Western U.S. The vendor's operations are categorized entirely under NAICS 54199000 (Support Activities for Forestry) and PSC 3420 (Fire Fighting Equipment) and 1431 (Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression).