DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9 issued a purchase order to Hixon Mfg. & Supply Company on September 22, 2026 for $21,349.77 in GNSS GPS surveying equipment and radio/repeater hardware. Hixon is a woman-owned and veteran-owned small business based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Performance is in Denver, Colorado, with ultimate completion by October 29, 2026. The order supplies one Leica GS18 GNSS GPS Smart Antenna with multi-constellation tracking (GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou), two UHF radio antennas, rechargeable batteries and charger, one-year software licenses for Viva GNSS and CS20, two GPS telescopic carbon-fiber poles, one SATEL-EASy Pro+ 35W Radio with mounting and interface components, two half-day training sessions (field and office), and shipping. The procurement originated from a solicitation posted September 10, 2026, closing September 15, 2026, evaluated under Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) criteria with a firm fixed-price contract type.