Sutch, Michael J

Sutch, Michael J is a sole proprietorship based in Myrtle Creek, Oregon, specializing in heavy equipment, personnel, and specialized services for wildfire suppression, forestry management, and all-hazard incident response across the Pacific Northwest and Pacific Southwest regions. The vendor operates as a prime contractor exclusively (100% of 29 recent awards) under total small business set-asides, competing in the natural resources and conservation space (NAICS 811411, Support Activities for Forestry; PSC ZZ — Natural Resources/Conservation — Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression).

All three named customer agencies are internal Forest Service entities. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) anchors the portfolio by potential value — nine awards worth $2.6 million combined — while the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region) leads by award count with eighteen task orders worth $944 thousand combined potential value. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region) accounts for one award worth $32 thousand. The concentration is near-total: 97% of recent awards fund USDA Forest Service work across these three offices, with a combined potential value of $3.5 million.

Sutch, Michael J's platform rests on four indefinite delivery contracts awarded through NIFC's Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system. Two IDCs, each with a $500 thousand ceiling, cover heavy equipment with water resources and fallers for West Zone Regions 3, 5, and 6 (awarded February 6, 2026, through May 30, 2030 and June 2, 2028, respectively). Two older IDCs, each with a $250 thousand ceiling, cover heavy equipment with water and faller modules for West Zone Regions 5 and 6 (awarded June 2, 2023 and June 2, 2022, through June 11, 2028 and June 2, 2025, respectively). Task orders issued under these vehicles account for 20 of the 29 awards in the portfolio. Representative delivery orders include a $197.5 thousand firm fixed-price order from Region 6 for heavy equipment on August 9, 2024, a $139 thousand order from Region 6 for equipment and personnel on August 31, 2025, and a $63 thousand order from Region 6 for forestry support on August 27, 2024. A $51.7 thousand delivery order under a total small business set-aside was issued August 30, 2026, by Region 6 (the most recent award in the source).

Activity has declined from seven awards in 2022 to five in 2026 year-to-date, with only two awards recorded in 2025. All awards are firm fixed-price delivery orders or IDC task orders, with place of performance concentrated in Roseburg and Springfield, Oregon, and work sites across Forest Service regions in the Pacific Northwest and Pacific Southwest. The vendor has been registered as a federal contractor since 2009 and competes exclusively under total small business set-asides through the VIPR system; no full-and-open awards appear in the source data.

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