This $22,537.60 firm-fixed price purchase order contract was awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Edgefield Aviation LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, to provide helicopter application services to control invasive plant species at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington. The contract includes the application of herbicide to target ricefield bulrush, reed canarygrass, and fragrant waterlily across approximately 165 acres of the refuge between June and August 2024. This contract opportunity was set aside exclusively for small businesses. Edgefield Aviation previously received other federal contracts from the Bureau of Land Management and Fish and Wildlife Service for aerial services, including herbicide and insecticide application as well as geospatial data collection.