James L Stammers

James L Stammers, doing business as Stone Mountain Water Works, is a Montana-based sole proprietorship that supplies water handling equipment and services for wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response to the Department of Agriculture as a total small business prime contractor. Stone Mountain Water Works operates exclusively under small business set-asides and holds a 100% prime award footprint across 26 awards totaling $1.7 million in combined potential value, with no subcontract activity.

The vendor's capability portfolio centers on Type 3 water tenders, portable tanks, pumps, hoses, and related water handling equipment and personnel to support Forest Service fire and aviation management programs. Representative delivery orders include a $14,750 firm fixed-price order issued by USDA Forest Service Region 1 on August 26, 2026, for water handling equipment and services supporting wildland fire suppression (completion date September 4, 2026); a $5,900 delivery order from Region 1 on August 14, 2026, for water handling equipment in support of incident response (completion date August 17, 2026); and a $14,300 delivery order issued July 26, 2026, under the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system for similar water handling services at Missoula, Montana (completion date August 5, 2026). All recent delivery orders carry firm fixed-price structures and small business set-aside designations where applicable.

Customer concentration is absolute: 100% of awards fund Department of Agriculture programs, split between USDA Forest Service Region 1 (Northern Region), which accounts for 20 awards worth $609 thousand, and the National Interagency Fire Center's Fire and Aviation Management program, which holds 6 awards worth $1.1 million. The National Interagency Fire Center represents the larger dollar share despite fewer awards, reflecting higher IDV ceiling values. Stone Mountain Water Works holds three active Indefinite Delivery Contracts under the VIPR I-BPA program: one $500,000 multiple-award IDC awarded February 6, 2026 (completion date May 30, 2030), providing water handling services for East Zone Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9; one $250,000 IDC awarded May 30, 2025 (completion date May 30, 2030), also for East Zone regions; and a $250,000 IDC awarded June 1, 2022 (completion date May 30, 2025), which is approaching expiration. Task orders against these IDVs drive the delivery-order activity recorded in the portfolio.

Activity has been sporadic — one to four awards per year over the past five years — with the vendor recording three delivery orders in 2025 and four in 2026. All 26 awards fall within NAICS 541612 (Support Activities for Forestry) and PSC Natural Resources/Conservation — Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression, reflecting narrow specialization. Place of performance centers on Montana locations including Hamilton, Dillon, and Missoula, aligned with Forest Service Region 1's geographic scope and the vendor's Charlo, Montana headquarters.

Water handling equipment for wildland fire suppression