Heavy Equipment Supply for All-Hazard Incident Response (Water Tenders, Graders, Backhoes)

The contract calls for the supply of specialized heavy equipment including water tenders, motor graders, and backhoes to support all-hazard emergency response operations such as floods, storms, and landslides. The equipment is intended for rapid deployment in disaster scenarios to facilitate debris removal, water transport, terrain grading, and other critical remediation tasks. Subcontractors must meet stringent performance requirements to ensure equipment reliability under extreme conditions and timely delivery to active incident sites. The solicitation is issued under a SBA set-aside, indicating eligibility is restricted to small businesses as defined by the Small Business Administration, with NAICS code 238990 covering other specialty trade contractors. Responses are due by May 8, 2026, at 7:00 PM Eastern Time, with the opportunity posted on May 5, 2026. The contracting entity is the USDA-FS PPS Incident Procurement within the Department of Agriculture, and the place of performance is not specified, implying equipment may be delivered to multiple locations across the United States based on emergency needs. The subcontract structure suggests this equipment will support broader federal emergency operations, likely under the National Incident Management System framework. Interested parties must register and submit proposals via the SAM.gov portal to be considered.