Purchase Order 1284LM26P0027

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 1 (Northern Region), awarded a $52,095 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Imperial Forestry, Incorporated on April 1, 2026, for tree planting services on the Lolo National Forest's Plains-Thompson Falls Ranger District in Montana. This total small business set-aside contract requires Imperial Forestry to plant approximately 125,442 trees across 414 acres at 12-by-12 spacing during the spring 2026 season (April through June 30, 2026). The work encompasses three project areas—2Short units (91 acres), Graves Creek units (261 acres with extended walk-in access requirements), and Henry Deemer units (62 acres)—and involves planting native species including western larch, ponderosa pine, western white pine, and whitebark pine. Imperial Forestry must maintain a minimum crew size of 10-14 workers, provide all labor, equipment, supervision, and transportation, and achieve a minimum 93 percent planting quality to receive full payment, with compensation structured on a proportional payment reduction basis for quality between 80-93 percent.

Imperial Forestry, a minority-owned, woman-owned small business headquartered in Central Point, Oregon, is well-positioned to execute this reforestation work through its extensive portfolio of federal forestry contracts valued collectively in the tens of millions of dollars across the USDA Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. The contractor maintains multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements with the Forest Service, including the $50 million Northern Rockies Stewardship BPA covering Region 1 (which encompasses Montana), under which this purchase order likely derives authority. The work aligns with federal land stewardship objectives for forest health, post-fire recovery, and sustainable forest management in the Northern Region, and Imperial Forestry must comply with Service Contract Labor Standards prevailing wage requirements ($14.29 per hour plus fringe benefits) and maintain appropriate insurance coverage throughout contract performance.