Scholl Fire & Fuels Management, Inc.

Scholl Fire & Fuels Management, Inc., operating through its Scholl Fire division and doing business as Scholl Fire & Fuels Management Inc., is a small business prime contractor based in Walla Walla, Washington, that provides wildland fire suppression, vegetation management, fuels reduction, prescribed burning, and emergency incident response services to the U.S. Forest Service and interagency fire management partners across the nation.

Scholl Fire competes primarily under total small business set-asides on its core Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the National Interagency Fire Center, though a significant share of individual task order delivery orders issued against those parent IDCs carry no set-aside designation, indicating open-market competition once the underlying contract vehicle is in place. The vendor operates 100% as a prime contractor with no sub-award activity in the source data. Recent award velocity has accelerated: 20 awards in 2022 grew to 36 awards through August 2026, though 2025 showed a dip to 15 awards, likely reflecting seasonal and incident-driven fluctuations in demand for fire management services.

Customer concentration is steep and aligned with regional Forest Service structure. The Department of Agriculture's Forest Service Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region) accounts for 113 awards and $12.2 million in combined potential value — the largest customer by far, representing approximately 43% of total dollars across the footprint. The National Interagency Fire Center (which administers the Virtual Incident Procurement system on behalf of the Forest Service) contributes 62 awards and $7.4 million. Forest Service Region 8 (Southern Region), Region 4 (Intermountain Region), and the agency's general fund round out the top five, covering 78% of awards by count and 85% of combined potential value. This concentration reflects Scholl Fire's positioning as a regional specialist in the Pacific Northwest and Eastern fire zones rather than a national generalist.

Vehicle holdings span twelve named IDIQs, predominantly awarded through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system on total small business set-aside basis. The largest parent vehicles include IDC 1202SB22T7535 (water handling for East Zone Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9, carrying 35 task orders and $2 million in potential value), IDC 1204H120T7085 (water handling for Region 6, 25 task orders, $712 thousand), and IDC 12569R23T7090 (heavy equipment for West Zone Regions 5 and 6, 21 task orders, $847 thousand). These vehicles range from $250,000 to $750,000 in ceiling value and run through 2028–2030. Delivery orders against these parent IDCs typically range from $2,890 to $421,953.80 and are issued on firm fixed-price basis.

Capability concentration is precise: 312 of 322 awards (97%) fall under NAICS 541711 (Support Activities for Forestry), and 303 awards (94%) carry PSC code for Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression. Work performed includes water handling equipment (engines, water tenders, tactical water tenders), heavy equipment (dozers, excavators), faller services (specialized personnel for tree removal during fire operations), vegetation management, prescribed burning, and direct wildfire suppression support. Delivery orders show geographic spread across Forest Service regions 1–8 but are anchored in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Utah) and Eastern/Southern zones (Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado).

Combined potential value across all 322 prime awards stands at $28.1 million, with $12.6 million (45%) obligated to date. The vendor registered in SAM in 2003 and maintains active VIPR contract positions through 2029–2030, establishing a twenty-year relationship with the Forest Service. The footprint is narrow, specialized, and seasonal — Scholl Fire operates as a dedicated fire services contractor with no diversification into other federal mission areas and no subcontracting footprint, making it a direct competitor to other small fire-services contractors on VIPR vehicles and a potential acquisition target for larger fire/environmental services platforms seeking Forest Service scale.