Purchase Order 127EAU23P0078

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 3 (Southwestern Region), awarded a $79,413.20 firm fixed-price purchase order to Noland Tough Fence, LLC for stock tank cleaning and maintenance work at Kaibab National Forest near Williams, Arizona. The contract, awarded on October 1, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2026, requires the contractor to remove sediment from identified stock tanks while preserving their structural integrity and to maintain or repair dams or spillways that have been damaged by increased sediment accumulation. No set-aside designation was applied to this award.

Noland Tough Fence, LLC is a woman-owned small business based in Dewey, Arizona, certified as an economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business and Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise. The company has an established track record with the USDA Forest Service Southwestern Region, specializing in rangeland infrastructure, fence construction and repair, and natural resource management across national forests in Arizona and New Mexico. This contract aligns with the company's core competencies in stock tank maintenance and supports the Forest Service's rangeland management objectives for the Kaibab National Forest. Note that contract termination documentation references de-obligation of funds due to the contract's special appropriation status, though the ultimate completion date remains listed as March 31, 2026.