Shumas Fire & Equipment

Shumas Fire & Equipment, a woman-owned small business based in Red Bluff, California, supplies fire suppression equipment, heavy machinery, and logistical support services to the U.S. Forest Service as a prime contractor exclusively under total small business set-asides. The company operates as a sole proprietorship and competes entirely within the small-business set-aside universe; all 32 recent prime awards carry total small business designations.

Shumas Fire & Equipment's federal footprint is concentrated in wildland fire management across three customer entities within the Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The National Interagency Fire Center dominates by dollar value, accounting for 9 awards totaling $3.3 million in combined potential value, primarily through indefinite-delivery contracts for water handling equipment, heavy machinery, and personnel support. The Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5) places 18 delivery orders valued at $673 thousand combined, with individual orders ranging from $32,118 to $87,400 for on-demand fire suppression and forest management equipment. The Federal Fire and Aviation Management office issues the remaining 5 awards worth $230 thousand. All three customer entities are subdivisions of Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management; concentration at the parent level is 100%.

The company's IDV portfolio comprises seven indefinite-delivery contracts awarded by the National Interagency Fire Center between June 2022 and February 2026, with ceilings ranging from $250,000 to $750,000 and performance through 2030. Three contracts cover water handling equipment (Type 3 and 6 Engines, Support Water Tenders Type 1, 2, 3) across specified regions; two address miscellaneous heavy equipment (feller bunchers, mulchers, masticators, road graders, skidders) for Regions 5 and 6 and for Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10; and one covers West Zone heavy equipment. All carry total small business set-asides, multiple-award structure, and firm fixed pricing with daily shift deployments up to 16 hours ordered through the Virtual Incident Procurement system. Against these vehicles, Shumas has issued delivery orders ranging from $32 thousand to $87 thousand for specific fire season needs. Recent representative work includes a $77,646 delivery order (September 2, 2025) for fire suppression resources at Clovis, California, an $81,653 delivery order (September 7, 2024) for wildfire preparedness in the Pacific Southwest Region, and a $33,440 delivery order (July 17, 2026) for fire equipment at Grass Valley, California.

Activity has remained flat across the past five years at three to four awards annually, with combined potential value of $4.2 million across all 32 awards and $753 thousand obligated (18% realization). The company holds no subcontractor relationships and performs all work as prime. NAICS concentration is complete in Support Activities for Forestry (all 32 awards); PSC is entirely Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression. Shumas operates regionally across California, Oregon, and Nevada with administrative and operational integration into the Forest Service's fire and aviation management apparatus.