The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Rahm Contracting LLC, a minority-owned, woman-owned small business, to construct a new pole barn at the Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge in Lacombe, Louisiana. The $133,000 contract has a performance period from December 30, 2024, to June 30, 2025. The contract was not set aside, but the solicitation was limited to small businesses under NAICS code 236220, with a $45 million size standard. The scope includes building a 120-foot by 30-foot, 16-foot tall pre-engineered metal structure with specific design and structural requirements, as well as compliance with various building codes and workforce participation goals.