Torres Contracting, Inc.

Torres Contracting, Inc., a minority-owned, Hispanic American-owned small business based in Salem, Oregon, operates exclusively as a prime contractor delivering wildland firefighting support, specialized equipment, and land stewardship services to the federal government, with recent activity concentrated almost entirely in Total Small Business set-asides under the U.S. Forest Service's Virtual Incident Procurement system.

Torres Contracting's capability portfolio centers on forest-range fire suppression and presuppression services (PSC 414-14C, NAICS 115310). The company delivers Type 2 firefighter crews, specialized firefighting vehicles (fire engines, water trucks), heavy equipment (chippers, dozers), water handling and gray water management resources, and post-fire rehabilitation and hazardous fuels reduction services across western Forest Service regions spanning Montana, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Oregon, and Washington. Representative contract work includes a $552,123.13 delivery order from Forest Service Region 6 (Pacific Northwest) for wildland fire and all-hazard incident support under firm fixed-price terms, a $441,904.30 delivery order from Region 1 (Northern) for specialized firefighting equipment and crews, and a $397,089.47 multi-month delivery order from Region 6 for incident management and equipment support with completion extending to May 2026.

The vendor's customer concentration sits heavily with the U.S. Forest Service across multiple regions. The top five funding entities account for 74% of recent award count but 94% of combined potential value, a split driven by variance in individual delivery order sizes. The Forest Service Region 6 (Pacific Northwest) dominates both count (239 awards, $80.2 million potential value) and dollars. The Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center places 40 awards valued at $44.1 million. Forest Service Region 5 (Pacific Southwest), though ranking third in award count, anchors $53.7 million in potential value, reflecting larger task orders. The Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington places 45 awards valued at $1.8 million. This concentration reflects Torres Contracting's positioning as a regional specialty contractor for wildland fire operations.

Torres Contracting holds a portfolio of multiple-award indefinite-delivery contracts (IDCs) issued by the National Interagency Fire Center through the Virtual Incident Procurement system, each carrying Total Small Business set-aside designations. The largest parent vehicle, Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SC21T2445, carries 120 task orders valued at $20.7 million combined. Other significant vehicles include IDC 1202SB22T8143 (82 task orders, $4.7 million), IDC 1204H125T7472 (26 task orders, $2.4 million), and IDC 1204H119T7347 (29 task orders, $1.5 million). Recent IDC awards from February through August 2026 include vehicles for water handling (Region 5 and 6, $250,000–$500,000 ceilings through 2028–2030), chippers and crews (Regions 5 and 6, $500,000–$750,000 ceilings through 2028–2030), heavy equipment (Region 6 and West Zone, $500,000–$750,000 ceilings through 2028–2030), and potable and gray water trucks (Region 6, $250,000 ceiling through June 2025). All vehicles carry firm fixed-price pricing and Total Small Business set-asides.

Activity has grown substantially, rising from 41 awards in 2023 to 90 in 2024, then moderating to 71 in 2025 and 49 in 2026 (year-to-date through September). The vendor faces minimal recompete exposure: only 19 awards (combined potential value $3.2 million) carry completion dates within the next twenty-four months. This low recompete cliff reflects Torres Contracting's position on multiple preseason incident blanket purchase agreements with completion dates extending through 2028–2030, positioning the vendor for recurring task order flow across fire seasons.

Torres Contracting operates without subcontractor partners in its observed federal award footprint; 100% of awards are prime contracts. The vendor competes across its federal portfolio predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides. The combined potential value of recent awards stands at $198 million across 526 awards, with $57.8 million (29%) currently obligated. The company's federal revenue base appears concentrated in wildland fire operations for a single customer family (Forest Service and its component regions and the Interagency Fire Center), with minimal diversification to other agencies or mission areas.