William Reardon

William Reardon, doing business as William Rig Welding, is a sole proprietorship based in Red Bluff, California, that provides water handling equipment and personnel for fire suppression and emergency response to the USDA Forest Service as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides. The vendor is self-certified as a small disadvantaged business and operates exclusively as a prime under multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts.

William Rig Welding's capability footprint centers on Type 3 and 6 fire engines and Type 1, 2, and 3 support water tenders, with trained and certified personnel, transportation, and lodging support for deployment during local, regional, and nationwide fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. Work is performed across USFS regions and is priced on a firm fixed price basis for up to 16-hour daily shifts, with orders submitted through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system.

The vendor's customer base is highly concentrated: 100% of awards and combined potential value derive from the National Interagency Fire Center on behalf of the USDA Forest Service. The vendor holds three active Indefinite Delivery Contracts — a $250,000 West Zone I-BPA awarded June 9, 2022 (ultimate completion June 6, 2025); a $250,000 Region 5 Pacific Southwest I-BPA awarded June 5, 2025 (ultimate completion June 5, 2030); and a $500,000 Region 5 Pacific Southwest multiple-award IDC awarded February 6, 2026 (ultimate completion June 5, 2030). All three are total small business set-asides. Combined potential value across all awards is $1 million. The West Zone contract reached completion in June 2025; the two Region 5 contracts run through 2030. Optional usage by interagency cooperators including the Department of Interior, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs is permitted subject to each agency's administrative terms.