Short, Inc.

Short, Inc. is a for-profit corporate entity registered in SAM.gov since December 2003, with a current registration valid through April 2026. Based in Springfield, Oregon, the company specializes in providing water handling equipment and tender vehicles primarily to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, with a particular focus on supporting fire suppression and natural resource protection efforts in the western United States. The company operates as a small business and has demonstrated expertise in supplying critical resources for wildland firefighting and emergency response operations.

Short, Inc. has been awarded multiple federal contract delivery orders, exclusively with the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6), ranging in value from $17,416 to $122,958. These contracts have consistently been firm fixed-price delivery orders with no specific set-aside designations, involving the procurement of water handling equipment such as water tanks, hoses, pumps, and tender vehicles. The contracts support the Forest Service's fire suppression, aviation management, and natural resource protection programs, with performance locations primarily in Oregon and extending to other western states including New Mexico. Each contract has been competitively awarded and focused on providing essential equipment and resources for emergency response and firefighting capabilities.

Short, Inc. holds an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, specifically a Total Small Business set-aside contract with a $250,000 ceiling value over a three-year base period. This IDC covers water handling services and equipment for fire suppression across Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10 in the western United States. The contract enables the Forest Service to rapidly deploy fire suppression resources through prepositioned Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPAs), allowing interagency use and efficient procurement of critical water handling resources. Through this IDC, Short, Inc. has received multiple task orders enabling them to supply water tanks, hoses, pumps, and other essential firefighting equipment, demonstrating their specialized capabilities in supporting emergency response infrastructure.