Tri State Excavating LLC

Tri State Excavating LLC is a small business limited liability company based in West Yellowstone and Bozeman, Montana, registered with the federal government since May 2, 2008. The company specializes in construction, engineering, road maintenance, and heavy equipment rental services, primarily supporting the infrastructure and wildland fire suppression needs of federal land management agencies. Through its federal contract portfolio, Tri State Excavating has become a trusted vendor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, delivering comprehensive infrastructure solutions across multiple regions in the western United States.

Tri State Excavating's past contract performance demonstrates substantial expertise in road and bridge infrastructure work. The company has executed delivery orders and task orders valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars for road maintenance and light construction services on the Custer Gallatin National Forest, Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, and other National Forest System lands in Forest Service Regions 1 and 2. Specific services performed include road surfacing, drainage installation, vegetation removal, grading, aggregate placement, bridge construction and repair, culvert installation, and related infrastructure maintenance activities. Notable past awards include a $4.2 million Great American Outdoors Act contract for converting 8.75 miles of abandoned railroad grade into the Yellowstone Shortline Trail #611 Rails-to-Trails Project through October 2023, a $394,680.50 contract for Madison Arm Road improvements under GAOA funding, and multiple road maintenance delivery orders ranging from approximately $21,000 to $379,000. The company has also secured equipment acquisitions, such as the $8,375 dump truck purchase order awarded in September 2025. All past prime contract awards have been firm fixed-price agreements, with several designated as total small business set-asides while others competed openly without set-aside provisions.

Tri State Excavating currently holds six active Indefinite Delivery Contracts and Blanket Purchase Agreements with combined ceiling values exceeding $120 million, positioning the company as a primary infrastructure support provider for the Forest Service. The largest IDV is a $50 million Blanket Purchase Agreement for Region 1–Region 4 Forest Engineering and Road Maintenance services established in October 2023 with a performance period through August 31, 2033, which serves as the parent vehicle for multiple task order awards. Additionally, the company holds a $50 million Region 1 Road and Bridge Construction Multiple Award MATOC awarded in December 2024, effective through December 2029, for road and bridge construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and maintenance services across National Forests in the western United States. For heavy equipment rental support, Tri State Excavating maintains three separate multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts valued at $250,000 each with the National Interagency Fire Center, covering equipment such as dozers, excavators, feller bunchers, mulcher/masticators, road graders, and skidders for wildland fire suppression across Regions 1, 2, 4, 8, and 9, with performance periods through May 2030. Most recently, the company was awarded a $20 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract by Forest Service Region 2 (Rocky Mountain Region) in September 2025 for comprehensive road maintenance and support services across multiple National Forests and National Grasslands, set aside exclusively for small businesses. All active IDVs are designated as total small business set-asides, reflecting the company's status as a qualified small business concern, and these vehicles provide the Forest Service and National Interagency Fire Center with flexible procurement authority to issue ongoing task orders for infrastructure maintenance and emergency response support.