Lunar Holdings LLC, a women-owned small business based in Fairfax, Virginia, has been awarded a $140,450 firm fixed-price purchase order by the U.S. Forest Service (Region 9 - Eastern Region) to provide vault pumping services at recreation sites in the West Zone of Hiawatha National Forest near Rapid River, Michigan. The contract, awarded on July 28, 2025, is set aside exclusively for small businesses and requires Lunar Holdings LLC to furnish all necessary equipment, labor, transportation, and supplies to pump, clean, disinfect, and dispose of waste from 58 vault toilet locations across various recreational sites. Service requirements include responding to pumping requests within 72 hours and managing vault sizes ranging from 50 to 1,000 gallons with varying frequencies from annual to biennial depending on location.
The contract runs through May 31, 2030, representing the base period of what was originally solicited as a five-year arrangement with potential option years. Lunar Holdings LLC's selection reflects its established track record providing specialized facility services and equipment rental support to federal agencies, including prior work with the USDA Forest Service. The company's SBA certifications as a women-owned and minority-owned small business made it eligible for this small-business set-aside opportunity, which evaluates technical capability and past performance as primary factors alongside pricing considerations.