Rough Country Response LLC

Rough Country Response LLC, a veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned small business based in Waddell and Chino Valley, Arizona, provides emergency medical responder services, advanced and basic life support ambulance services, rescue/medical teams, utility terrain vehicles, and specialized emergency response equipment to the U.S. Forest Service as a prime contractor under multiple total small business set-aside indefinite delivery contracts. The company competes entirely in the full-and-open market for individual delivery orders and purchase orders issued against those parent IDVs, with 100% of recent work as prime (141 awards, zero sub exposure).

Rough Country Response holds four parent IDV vehicles with the U.S. Forest Service's National Interagency Fire Center, all set-aside for total small business and all ceiling-valued at $250,000 to $500,000 with performance periods extending through June 2028. The two primary vehicles — Indefinite Delivery Contract 12024B23T7081 (Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support Ambulance Service for Region 13 – National, $500,000 ceiling) and Indefinite Delivery Contract 12024B23T7136 (Emergency Medical Responder for Region 13 – National, $250,000 ceiling), both awarded in February 2026 — anchor the portfolio, generating 59 task orders carrying $2.75 million in combined potential value. Two earlier-generation VIPR I-BPA vehicles, each valued at $250,000 and awarded in June 2023, remain active through June 2028. Under these IDVs, the Forest Service regional offices issue firm-fixed-price delivery orders and purchase orders ranging from $14,000 to over $590,000 for surge-capacity ambulance services, medical teams, rescue vehicles, and specialized incident management equipment during peak wildfire seasons and all-hazard emergencies.

Customer concentration is extreme. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Southwestern Region (R3) dominates both volume and dollars, accounting for 73 awards and $6.3 million in combined potential value (51% of the portfolio). The Pacific Northwest Region (R6) and Pacific Southwest Region (R5) place 24 and 17 awards respectively, carrying $2.5 million and $2.8 million in potential value; together, the three largest regions represent 114 of 141 awards and $11.6 million of $14.5 million across all awards. The Intermountain Region (R4) and the National Interagency Fire Center account for the remainder. Nearly all work is categorized under forest-range fire suppression and presuppression (112 awards across natural resources conservation, ambulance services, and miscellaneous health care delivery PSCs).

Activity has grown significantly — 16 awards in 2022 to a peak of 49 in 2024 — before declining to 19 in 2025 and 10 through June 2026. The company has obligated $13.2 million against a $14.5 million combined potential value across all awards (91% obligation rate), indicating strong execution and cash conversion. Work is performed nationwide with administrative coordination rooted in Arizona, serving wildland fire suppression, forest management, and all-hazard incident response operations across western U.S. regions including the Pacific Southwest, Pacific Northwest, Southwestern, Rocky Mountain, and Northern regions. Rough Country Response competes without subcontractors and operates exclusively under total small business set-aside vehicles, positioning the company as a dedicated, small-business-only provider for Forest Service emergency response surge capacity during peak fire seasons and emergency events.