Swift General Engineering Inc.

Swift General Engineering Inc., a small disadvantaged business based in South Lake Tahoe, California, provides water-handling fire suppression equipment and emergency response transportation services to the Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a prime contractor exclusively under Total Small Business set-asides. The company operates 100 percent as a prime contractor with no subcontractor activity, competing solely on set-aside vehicles rather than in full-and-open competition.

Swift General Engineering holds five active IDIQs and has received one delivery order totaling $25,399 as of August 2026. The vendor's entire customer footprint is concentrated with the Department of Agriculture Forest Service, specifically through the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Fire and Aviation Management program. The combined potential value across all awards stands at $1.5 million, with only $25 thousand obligated to date (2% of ceiling). Four of the five contract vehicles are multiple-award incident blanket purchase agreements (I-BPAs) for vehicle-with-driver services and water-handling equipment supporting Regions 5 and 6 (Pacific Southwest and West Zone) fire suppression and all-hazard response operations. The five NIFC-held IDIQs carry ceilings of $250,000 each for vehicle-with-driver services (two vehicles, awarded February 2026 and June 2023, both running through 2028) and $500,000 for water-handling equipment (awarded February 2026, running through June 2030), plus a recent $250,000 vehicle-with-driver I-BPA awarded June 2025 also running through June 2030. A sixth award — a $250,000 vehicle-with-driver I-BPA for Regions 5 and 6 awarded August 2026 — represents the most recent contract vehicle, with an ultimate completion date of August 18, 2026. The single delivery order to date, issued August 11, 2026, called for Type 3 and Type 6 fire engines and Support Water Tenders Types 1, 2, and 3 for Region 5 Pacific Southwest fire suppression operations, with performance at Placerville, California and completion by August 17, 2026.

Swift General Engineering's capability portfolio is narrowly specialized: the vendor supplies trained and certified personnel, transportation, lodging, and all necessary equipment and supplies for wildland fire response logistics. Work falls under NAICS 113110 (Support Activities for Forestry) and 485999 (All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation), with all awards categorized under PSC Natural Resources/Conservation for forest-range fire suppression and presuppression. Activity is sparse and recent — one award in 2023, one in 2025, and four in 2026 — with minimal dollar velocity relative to ceiling authority.