Woodpecker Co

Woodpecker Co, a women-owned small business (WOSB) and self-certified small disadvantaged business (SDB) based in Hubbard, Oregon, operates as a prime contractor delivering wildland firefighting support, water handling equipment, and Type 2 firefighter crew services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service across multiple western regions. All 93 recent federal awards are prime contracts; Woodpecker Co does not work as a subcontractor in the source footprint. The company competes predominantly under total small business set-asides on its core indefinite delivery vehicles, though most individual delivery orders execute without set-aside designations once the underlying IDV is established.

Woodpecker Co's federal customer base concentrates almost entirely on the Forest Service. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6 (Pacific Northwest Region) anchors the footprint with 64 awards valued at $4.1 million combined potential value, accounting for 69% of all awards by count and 48% of total potential value. The Forest Service national office and the Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center contribute an additional $1.5 million and $1.3 million respectively in combined potential value. The Rocky Mountain Region (Region 2) and Southwestern Region (Region 3) round out the active set, together representing $1.2 million in combined potential value. This concentration reflects a narrow, region-focused customer base with limited diversification outside the Forest Service.

The company holds four active indefinite delivery contracts with the Forest Service and the National Interagency Fire Center, all structured as total small business set-asides with firm fixed-price terms. The largest vehicle is Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SB22T8272, a $250,000 water handling services IDC for Forest Service Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10, which has generated 48 task orders valued at $2.4 million combined potential value. Contract 1202SC21T2450, also valued at $250,000 for water handling services across Forest Service Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9, has produced 16 task orders worth $2.2 million. A third vehicle (1204H125T7519) for water handling equipment in Region 6 (Pacific Northwest) carries $750,000 in potential value and has funded 10 task orders totaling $748 thousand. A fourth IDC (1204H126T7405) valued at $250,000 supports Type 2 firefighter crew deployments and has generated 5 task orders worth $273 thousand. Delivery orders under these vehicles range from $5,000 to $252,568 and maintain short performance windows aligned to fire season and emergency response cycles. Representative work includes a $206,700 delivery order awarded September 7, 2025 by Region 6 for water handling services in Wenatchee, Washington; a $134,160 delivery order to Region 2 (Rocky Mountain) on August 20, 2025 for services in Durango, Colorado with a completion date extending to May 10, 2026; and a $130,845 purchase order from the Idaho Region on June 1, 2025 for Type 2 firefighter crew services in Boise.

Activity has grown sharply year over year, from nine awards in 2022 to a peak of 34 in 2024, with a recent pullback to 14 awards in 2026 year-to-date (as of October 15, 2026). Combined potential value across all 93 awards reaches $8.5 million, with $6 million obligated (71% execution rate). The award mix reflects seasonal forestry and fire suppression demand, with most delivery orders clustering in late summer and early fall (August through September) and extending into the following calendar year. Woodpecker Co's capability portfolio centers on water handling equipment procurement and deployment (including Engines Type 3–6, Support Water Tenders Type 1–3, and Tactical Water Tenders Type 1–2), Type 2 wildland firefighter crew provision, vehicles, tools, communication systems, and personal protective equipment. The vendor delivers these goods and services across approximately 193 million acres of public lands under Forest Service stewardship in Regions 2, 3, 5, 6, and 10, with performance locations spanning Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and California.