Delivery Order 12444523D0006-12443926F0012

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Eastern Region (Region 9) awarded a delivery order valued at $64,796 to Integrated Lakes Management, Inc. (doing business as ILM Environments) on May 15, 2026, for invasive species control services along South Patrol Road and Route 66 at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Wilmington, Illinois. The contract is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside with firm fixed-price terms and an ultimate completion date of September 15, 2026. This delivery order was issued under Integrated Lakes Management's existing $1.25 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Forest Service, which extends through May 31, 2028, and is specifically designed to support non-native invasive species control and land management services for habitat restoration at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.

Integrated Lakes Management, a Waukegan, Illinois-based ecological services company with over 25 years of experience, has become the primary contractor for the Forest Service's Eastern Region in delivering specialized land management and invasive species control work. The company's expertise in foliar spray treatments, herbicide application, woody vegetation removal, and prairie restoration aligns with the Forest Service's broader ecosystem preservation and native habitat restoration objectives for the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. This award reflects the agency's continued confidence in the contractor's capabilities, as Integrated Lakes Management has received numerous delivery orders totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars since 2021, with individual task order values ranging from approximately $11,000 to $278,950.