Vigil, Ryan

Vigil, Ryan, doing business as Top Notch Forestry, is a sole proprietorship based in Rainsville, New Mexico that provides wildland firefighting support, forestry equipment rentals, and vegetation management services to the USDA Forest Service as a prime contractor (95% of awards). The firm is SBA-certified as a HUBZone business and veteran-owned small business (certifications expire January 9, 2027) and self-identifies as a minority-owned, small disadvantaged, and Hispanic American–owned business. Top Notch Forestry competes almost entirely under set-asides, with the vast majority of recent awards issued under Total Small Business set-aside designations on indefinite delivery vehicles managed through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system.

The customer footprint is highly concentrated in USDA Forest Service operations. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 3 (Southwestern Region) accounts for 60 awards with $53.2 million in combined potential value, representing 91% of all awards and 91% of total potential value across the vendor's portfolio. The National Interagency Fire Center, which administers VIPR procurement, issued 19 awards worth $4.2 million combined. The remaining customer exposure is minimal: Region 5 (Pacific Southwest), Region 4 (Intermountain), Region 2 (Rocky Mountain), and other Forest Service entities together represent fewer than 20 awards and less than $470 thousand in potential value. The vendor also holds a grant sub-award relationship with the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department Forestry Division for wildland fire training instruction, awarded in November 2023.

Concrete capability work spans fire suppression operations, equipment rental, and forestry services. Representative prime contracts include a $235,371.68 delivery order from USFS Region 3 issued June 23, 2026 for forestry services and equipment rental supporting wildland firefighting and land stewardship; a $127,098.96 delivery order from USFS Region 3 (August 8, 2025) for comprehensive forestry services in Taos, New Mexico; and a $200,567.81 delivery order from Region 3 (June 20, 2025) for equipment rental and forestry support. The anchor vehicle is a $50 million single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with USFS Region 3 awarded December 2, 2022, running through December 5, 2032, for comprehensive stewardship services across Carson, Cibola, Lincoln, and Santa Fe National Forests in Arizona and New Mexico. Top Notch Forestry also holds nine additional indefinite delivery contracts with the National Interagency Fire Center, each with ceilings of $250,000 to $500,000, covering miscellaneous heavy equipment, water handling, vehicle-with-driver services, and potable/gray water truck services for Regions 3 and 8, all under Total Small Business set-asides and running through 2028–2030.

Activity has accelerated substantially. The vendor received 14 awards in 2022, 15 in 2023, 15 in 2024, 14 in 2025, and 26 in the first eight months of 2026, indicating a trajectory of growth and deepening task order velocity against established indefinite delivery vehicles. Combined potential value across the 97-award portfolio reaches $58.2 million, though only $4 million (7%) has been obligated to date, reflecting the preponderance of ceiling values on IDVs and task orders not yet fully executed. NAICS category concentration is pronounced: 90 of 97 awards fall under NAICS 561730 (Support Activities for Forestry), and PSC R499 (Natural Resources/Conservation–Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression) dominates at 91 awards. Place of performance spans Regions 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 Forest Service footprints, with primary operations in Santa Fe, Alamogordo, and other New Mexico locations, plus work in Colorado and California. The vendor does not hold positions on government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs) or other multi-agency vehicles; its footprint is contained within USDA Forest Service and National Interagency Fire Center procurement.

Forest thinning

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