# SAM #1202SC26Q2717

USDA Forest Service sole-source IDIQ for Altinex RS-13021 electric hose rollers

**Buyer:** USFS Incident Procurement and Logistics
**Posted:** October 02, 2026
**Respond By:** October 17, 2026
**Identifier:** 1202SC26Q2717
**NAICS:** 333120, 332913

The USDA Forest Service plans a sole-source contract with Altinex, Inc. for electric hose rollers used in wildfire and prescribed-fire operations.
- **Opportunity and buyer**
  - USDA Forest Service, Procurement & Property Services, Incident Procurement Operations, At Incident Management Support Branch; the National Interagency Support Cache (NISC) Cache Team is identified in the attachment.
  - The agency intends to award a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract under the authority for only one responsible source.
- **What is being procured**
  - The Rookie RS-13021 Dual Electric Hose Roller, also identified as NFES 0666, and associated parts.
  - The attachment estimates 220 rollers; the notice does not give quantities or part numbers for associated parts.
  - The equipment supports wildfire and prescribed-burning response and is intended to replace aging gasoline-powered equipment.
- **Sole-source rationale**
  - The roller was jointly designed by the Forest Service’s National Technology & Development Program and Altinex under CRADA #25-RD-11070100-002.
  - The notice cites patent-pending design, shared proprietary intellectual property, and unique operational requirements as reasons existing alternatives do not meet the need.
- **Schedule**
  - Planned contract structure: one base period plus four option years.
  - The contract was intended to be issued on or about October 15, 2026; specific performance dates and the base-period duration are not stated.

### Description

<p>The USDA Forest Service (USDA-FS), Procurement &amp; Property Services (PPS), Incident Procurement Operations (IPO), At Incident Management Support (AIMS) Branch, intends to issue a Firm Fixed Priced, base plus four (4) option year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements, on or about October 15, 2026, to Altinex, Inc., a registered small business, for the USDA-FS.</p>

<p>**See attachments for additional information.</p>

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