Vincent Charles Ownbey

Vincent Charles Ownbey, doing business as EV Excavation, a veteran-owned sole proprietorship based in Grants Pass, Oregon, supplies water handling equipment for wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response to the Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime (100% of recent awards) and has not held positions on broader GWACs or multi-agency vehicles; all work flows through two Forest Service contracting channels in the Pacific Northwest region.

EV Excavation's federal footprint is small and recent, spanning four awards issued between May 2025 and August 2026 with a combined potential value of $818 thousand. The vendor holds two indefinite-delivery contracts under the National Interagency Fire Center, each with a $500 thousand and $250 thousand ceiling respectively, both firm fixed-price vehicles running through May 30, 2030. These IDCs carry a total small business set-aside designation and are multiple-award vehicles managed through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system, which handles all communication, rate negotiation, and technical evaluation via email. Against these IDCs, EV Excavation has received two delivery orders to date: a $47,250 order issued August 14, 2026, for performance in Wenatchee, Washington (ultimate completion September 3, 2026), and a $20,250 order issued July 27, 2026, for performance in Prineville, Oregon (ultimate completion August 4, 2026). The vendor's equipment scope includes Engines Type 3, 4, 5, and 6; Support Water Tenders Type 1, 2, and 3; and Tactical Water Tenders Type 1 and 2, with the vendor responsible for equipment, materials, transportation, and personnel to support emergency incident response, prescribed project work, and interagency cooperative efforts across Region 6.

Customer concentration is entirely Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management through the National Interagency Fire Center, which anchors 92% of potential value ($750 thousand across two awards). Only $68 thousand has been obligated to date against the $818 thousand combined ceiling, reflecting early-stage utilization. Place of performance spans the Pacific Northwest region (Oregon and Washington), with dispatch centers regionally based and the vendor expected to serve locations closest to its operational base. This is a vendor with minimal federal footprint, no subcontracting activity, and early engagement in wildland fire response equipment provision within a single federal customer ecosystem.