The Office of Wildland Fire Service awarded a $3.76 million definitive contract to Benson Farms, Inc. for native seed production on September 25, 2026, with a firm fixed-price structure and no set-aside category.
The procurement executes Executive Order 14398 and serves the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Fish and Wildlife Service across multiple regions in the western United States. Contractors receive government-furnished seed collected from multiple regions, plant and grow it out, and increase seed quantity for use on public lands restoration work. Place of performance is Moses Lake, Washington. The contract runs through September 25, 2031.
Benson Farms, Inc. is a small business native plant seed production and ecosystem restoration services provider headquartered in Moses Lake, Washington. The awardee operates as a prime contractor and holds anchor indefinite delivery vehicles including a $50 million USDA Forest Service Blanket Purchase Agreement (awarded March 2023 through March 2033) for integrated natural resources restoration and plant material production nationwide, and a $3 million National Park Service BPA (awarded August 2022 through August 2027) for native seed increase services in the Southwest region. NAICS code 111998 (All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming) applies.