The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $88,434.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to M & D Forestry Service LLC, a minority-owned small business, for herbicide hack and squirt treatment on approximately 360 acres within the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge in Missouri. The purpose is to control shade-tolerant midstory trees less than 22 inches in diameter to recruit oak seedlings. This contract has a period of performance from August 22, 2024 to November 15, 2024 and is a 100% small business set-aside procurement under NAICS code 115310 - Support Activities for Forestry. M & D Forestry Service LLC has prior experience conducting similar invasive species control, vegetation management, and habitat restoration work for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service at national wildlife refuges and national forests.