The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $308,000 definitive contract to D & H Enterprises LLC for fuel reduction mastication services at the Gautier Unit Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge on September 24, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The awardee is a woman-owned small business.
The originating solicitation, posted July 6, 2026 with closing extended to July 29, 2026, seeks mechanical vegetation treatment across approximately 1,273 acres using heavy-duty forestry masticator equipment with minimum 100 horsepower. Work encompasses mastication of brush, shrubs, saplings, and trees up to 6 inches diameter at breast height, with downed coarse woody debris up to 8 inches treated; masticated residues must be distributed on-site with greater than 80% of pieces less than 2 feet in length and 2 inches in diameter, and stumps reduced to ground level. Low Ground Pressure equipment is recommended for wetland or wet ground conditions. Performance runs from September 15, 2026 through September 15, 2027. Place of performance is Gautier, MS. NAICS code 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) applies. Award was made on best-value basis, evaluated on Technical/Management Approach, Past Performance, and Key Personnel and Subcontractors. Subcontracting is limited to no more than 50 percent of government-paid amounts.