Stilwell Penny

Stilwell Penny, operating through its Penny Stilwell Division, is a for-profit sole proprietorship based in Camp Verde, Arizona, that provides water handling equipment, vehicles with trained drivers, and personnel support for wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a prime contractor exclusively under total small business set-asides. All 25 prime awards in the source data carry the total small business designation; the vendor does not compete in full-and-open procurements.

The company's federal footprint is concentrated entirely within the USDA Forest Service and the National Interagency Fire Center. The Department of Agriculture Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center accounts for 100% of combined potential value across four awards worth $1.3 million, anchored by two indefinite-delivery contracts awarded in February 2026 and May 2025 for water handling services across Regions 3 and 8 (ceiling $500,000 and $250,000 respectively) and one awarded May 2, 2023, for vehicle-with-driver support in Region 3 (ceiling $250,000). The Forest Service Region 3 Southwestern Region constitutes 16 awards worth $278 thousand in combined potential value, with delivery orders for water handling and vehicle support in Arizona and New Mexico. Region 2 Rocky Mountain Region placed one $71 thousand delivery order for water handling support in Durango, Colorado, in July 2026. Representative named work includes a $70,586 total small business delivery order from Region 2 in July 2026 for water handling and equipment support, a $28,200 delivery order from Region 3 in July 2026 for water handling services in Silver City, New Mexico, and an $8,936 delivery order from Region 3 in May 2026 for vehicle and personnel support in Phoenix.

The vendor holds a portfolio of four indefinite-delivery contracts under the Forest Service's Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) blanket purchase agreement structure: the February 2026 multiple-award contract for water handling in Regions 3 and 8 (ceiling $500,000), the May 2025 multiple-award contract for water handling in Regions 3 and 8 (ceiling $250,000), the May 2023 multiple-award contract for vehicles with drivers in Region 3 (ceiling $250,000), and the June 2022 multiple-award contract for water handling in the West Zone covering Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10 (ceiling $250,000, ultimate completion May 2025). Task order activity across these IDCs generated seven, two, and one orders respectively under the three active vehicles. All work falls under NAICS 238910 (Support Activities for Forestry), with two awards classified under All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation.

Activity shows three task orders in 2022, two in 2023, two in 2024, five in 2025, and four in 2026 year to date. Combined potential value across all awards is $1.6 million, with $395 thousand obligated (24% utilization). The vendor operates exclusively as a prime and holds no subcontract relationships. The sole proprietorship structure and specialization in on-demand wildfire and incident response logistics for a single customer category (USDA Forest Service and allied fire management agencies) indicate a narrow but sustained market focus within the federal emergency-response procurement ecosystem.