KIM Kozelisky

KIM Kozelisky, a sole proprietorship based in Leavenworth, Washington, supplies Type 2 and Type 3 water tenders and certified operator personnel to the U.S. Forest Service for wildland fire suppression and emergency response operations, operating exclusively as a prime contractor under the Forest Service's Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) program and related indefinite delivery contracts. The vendor competes predominantly under total small business set-asides and holds a small business designation.

The vendor's customer footprint is highly concentrated within the Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The top three customer entities account for 97% of combined potential value across 48 awards: the Forest Service Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region) leads with 34 awards worth $1.6 million combined potential value, followed by the National Interagency Fire Center with 7 awards worth $1.3 million, and the broader Forest Service organization with 7 awards worth $269 thousand. The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission rounds out the active customer set with 3 smaller awards. KIM Kozelisky's market is entirely federal wildland fire logistics; the top NAICS code is Support Activities for Forestry (54 awards) and the top PSC is Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression (52 awards).

KIM Kozelisky holds multiple indefinite delivery contracts under VIPR. The primary vehicles include a $500,000 ceiling IDC for Region 6 (Pacific Northwest) awarded February 6, 2026 and valid through May 29, 2030; a $250,000 ceiling IDC for Region 6 (Pacific Northwest) awarded May 29, 2025 and valid through May 29, 2030; and predecessor $250,000 ceiling IDCs covering the West Zone (Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10) awarded June 20, 2023 (ultimate completion June 6, 2025) and August 25, 2022 (ultimate completion June 6, 2025). Task orders against these vehicles run on firm fixed price basis with 16-hour daily shift rates. The top parent vehicle by task order count is Indefinite Delivery Contract 1204H125T7311 with 13 task orders worth $644 thousand combined potential value, followed by Blanket Purchase Agreement AG04H1B167486 with 10 task orders worth $217 thousand.

Activity has accelerated recently. The vendor recorded 1 award in 2022, 1 in 2023, 6 in 2024, 10 in 2025, and 5 awards year-to-date in 2026. Recent representative delivery orders include a $95,550 task order awarded July 19, 2025 (completion September 5, 2025), an $85,800 task order awarded September 3, 2025 (completion October 16, 2025), and three consecutive delivery orders awarded July 22–30, 2026 totaling $259,200 for September completion. Combined potential value across all 59 awards is $3.2 million, with $1.8 million obligated (56% execution rate). The vendor operates only as a prime; no subcontract work appears in the source data.