Welborn Aqua Haul & Fire Services Inc.

Welborn Aqua Haul & Fire Services Inc., a small business joint venture and Subchapter S Corporation based in Dillon, Montana, operates as a prime contractor delivering water transportation, fire suppression, and emergency response services exclusively to the USDA Forest Service across delivery orders and indefinite delivery contracts, predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides.

The vendor's footprint concentrates almost entirely on Forest Service wildland fire and all-hazard incident support. The top five customer entities by award count account for 79% of recent awards, led by the Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region (Region 2) with 62 awards valued at $3 million and the National Interagency Fire Center (Fire and Aviation Management) with 61 awards valued at $33.8 million. The Intermountain Region (Region 4), Northern Region (Region 1), and Southwestern Region (Region 3) together account for another 39 awards. When ranked by potential value, the National Interagency Fire Center anchors 83% of the total: its 61 awards carry $33.8 million in combined potential value against a vendor portfolio totaling $40.5 million. This concentration reflects Welborn's positioning as a national resource for emergency response equipment and services, with activity distributed across regional dispatch centers rather than anchored to a single geography.

Welborn's concrete capability set centers on water transportation equipment, fire suppression services, and emergency logistics. Representative work includes a $398 thousand delivery order awarded by the Forest Service in July 2025 for wildland fire and all-hazard incidents support in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, with performance through December 2028; a $23.5 million indefinite delivery contract for national mobile shower facilities through the National Interagency Fire Center (April 2024 through December 2028), from which six delivery orders have been issued; a $192 thousand delivery order from Region 3 in May 2022 for water transportation and fire suppression; and ongoing delivery orders for water handling, weed washing units, potable and gray water trucks with handwashing stations, heavy equipment, and mobile laundry units issued across multiple Forest Service regions. Recent activity includes two delivery orders in August 2026 under Total Small Business set-asides: a $94,941.51 order from Region 3 and a $31,084.74 order from Region 6, both for wildland fire and all-hazard incidents support. The vendor supplies specialized vehicles including water tenders, dozers, excavators, gray water trucks, potable water trucks, mobile showers, wash stations, and handwashing trailers.

Vehicle position reflects concentration on Forest Service IDIQs issued through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system. The vendor holds multiple Indefinite Delivery Contracts: a $23.5 million National Mobile Shower Facilities contract (April 2024–December 2028) under which 39 task orders have been placed across the recent footprint; a $500 thousand water handling contract for East Zone Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9 (February 2026–May 2030) with 28 task orders issued; a $250 thousand potable and gray water truck contract for Regions 1, 2, and 4 (February 2026–May 2029); a $500 thousand weed washing units contract for Regions 1, 2, and 4 (February 2026–May 2022); and a $500 thousand heavy equipment contract for East Zone Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9 (February 2026–June 2028). Additional IDIQs include a $250 thousand vehicle-with-driver VIPR I-BPA for Regions 1 and 4 (July 2026–July 2031) and a $250 thousand mobile laundry unit contract for Region 13/National (February 2026–June 2028). These vehicles anchor Welborn's ability to respond to Forest Service dispatch across multiple regions and incident types.

Activity has remained active over five years with award counts of 31 (2022), 15 (2023), 32 (2024), 19 (2025), and 21 (2026 year-to-date). The portfolio shows modest recent growth trajectory and a healthy mix of new IDIQs awarded in 2026. Award mix skews toward delivery orders (the vast majority of the 214 prime awards), with occasional purchase orders for specific equipment like water trucks and dozers from the Idaho Region. Obligated dollars represent 18% of combined potential value across the portfolio, indicating that many delivery orders and IDIQs remain partially or wholly uncommitted.

Welborn competes predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides across the Forest Service's regional and national fire management apparatus. All six IDCs awarded in 2026 carry Total Small Business set-aside designations; prior IDC awards from 2022–2025 similarly show set-aside framing. The vendor holds no notable subcontract relationships and does not appear on major prime contractor rosters; it operates as a single-source provider to the Forest Service, suggesting narrow competitive exposure and deep incumbent position within that agency's VIPR procurement ecosystem. Work is performed at multiple locations including Dillon, Montana (headquarters and dispatch center); Boise, Idaho; Colville, Washington; Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico; Denver, Grand Junction, and Delta, Colorado; Jackson, Laramie, and Durango, Wyoming; and other western dispatch centers aligned with Forest Service regional offices.

The category concentration reinforces fire suppression specialization: 181 awards (85% of prime footprint) fall under NAICS 561730 (Support Activities for Forestry), 159 awards under PSC H211 (Forest-Range Fire Suppression), and 40 awards under PSC S301 (Fire Fighting Equipment). Rental and leasing activity across utility trailers, RVs, and laundry services adds tactical depth. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime; the portfolio contains zero sub-awards. This structure, combined with Total Small Business set-aside concentration and tight geographic and programmatic focus on Forest Service wildland fire operations, positions Welborn as a specialized, highly embedded incident-response logistics provider rather than a diversified federal contractor.