Wildland Security Group, LLC

Wildland Security Group, LLC, a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Beaverton, Oregon, provides security personnel, wildland fire management staffing, and water-handling equipment to the USDA Forest Service as a prime contractor across western U.S. regions, competing predominantly in open (non-set-aside) purchase orders and on total small business set-aside IDCs.

The company operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) with no sub-award footprint. Wildland Security Group is a limited liability company with Subcontinent Asian American ownership and has self-certified its small disadvantaged business status. Its concrete capability set centers on on-site security personnel deployment, wildfire lookout and detection staffing, weed-washing equipment operation and maintenance, Type 1 through Type 6 wildland fire engines, water tenders (support and tactical variants), and refrigerated cargo support for Forest Service land management and incident response operations.

Customer concentration is highly specialized and geographically segmented by Forest Service region. The Department of Agriculture's Forest Service accounts for 93% of recent awards across five distinct regional and national customers. The top three regional offices dominate the footprint: Region 6 (Pacific Northwest) leads with 20 awards and $6.5 million in combined potential value; Region 5 (Pacific Southwest) carries 7 awards and $2.9 million; Region 4 (Intermountain) holds 6 awards and $2.7 million. The National Interagency Fire Center, which administers the company's IDC vehicle, accounts for 2 awards and $750 thousand. A remaining set of Forest Service corporate-level awards rounds out the portfolio with 3 awards and $547 thousand. The two ranking methodologies align tightly — regional volume tracks with regional dollar concentration.

Wildland Security Group holds two firm fixed-price Indefinite Delivery Contracts for water-handling equipment through the National Interagency Fire Center. The original contract, awarded May 30, 2025, carries a $250 thousand ceiling with performance through May 30, 2030, and is designated a total small business set-aside for multiple-award procurement of fire engines (Types 3-6), support water tenders (Types 1-3), and tactical water tenders (Types 1-2) across Region 6. A second IDC, awarded February 6, 2026, raised the water-handling ceiling to $500 thousand under the same multiple-award small business structure and timeline. Against the original IDC, four delivery orders have been placed, combining $421 thousand in potential value. Both vehicles permit optional use by other federal agencies through interagency cooperation agreements, with dispatch centers regionally based and rates calculated on up to 16-hour daily shifts.

Recent work spans purchase orders, delivery orders, and equipment procurement across all western Forest Service regions. Representative prime awards include a $1.61 million firm fixed-price purchase order from Region 5 (Pacific Southwest) for security services and fire detection support at the Garnet facility in Clovis, California (August 31, 2025); a $1.56 million purchase order from Region 4 (Intermountain) for the Boulder complex in Boise, Idaho (August 3, 2024); a $1.01 million purchase order from Region 6 (Pacific Northwest) for the Diamond Complex in Oregon (July 24, 2024); and a $816 thousand purchase order from Region 4 for the Middle Fork Complex in Idaho (August 16, 2024). Smaller awards cluster around $30 thousand to $633 thousand for individual fire-camp security and staffing support at named Forest Service facilities across Oregon, California, Idaho, Washington, and Arizona.

Activity accelerated through 2024 — eight awards in 2023 scaling to 18 in 2024 — then decelerated in 2025 (12 awards) and 2026 year-to-date (3 awards). Total potential value sits at $13.6 million, with $12.6 million obligated (92% execution). The award count classifies Wildland Security Group as a high-frequency, small-value transactor with the Forest Service, executing dozens of short-duration purchase orders and delivery orders rather than a small set of large contracts. Most awards carry ultimate completion dates within two to four weeks of award, reflecting seasonal and incident-driven procurement rather than sustained performance periods.

The vendor's NAICS classification splits between Security Guards and Patrol Services (26 awards) and Support Activities for Forestry (12 awards), with Temporary Help Services rounding out a small remainder (3 awards). PSC coding mirrors this posture: 26 awards under Professional Security and Badging support; 11 under Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression; 3 under Professional Support services; and 1 for Fire Fighting Equipment. The company competes in full-and-open purchase orders the vast majority of the time, with total small business set-aside restrictions appearing only on its IDC vehicle with the National Interagency Fire Center.