Purchase Order 140FS226P0003
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- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $24,717.48 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Larson Helicopters LLC to provide aerial herbicide application services on the Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge near Mentor, Minnesota. This total small business set-aside contract requires spraying approximately 222 acres of upland areas to promote a higher-quality and more diverse tallgrass prairie habitat. The priority period of performance is from August 1 to September 15, 2024. Larson...
- The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $14,794.80 firm fixed price purchase order contract to Scotts Helicopter Services Inc., a small business subchapter S corporation, for the aerial application of a herbicide tank mix on up to 120 acres of trees and brush at the Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge in Le Sueur, Minnesota. This contract award is associated with a total small business set-aside solicitation posted on June 27, 2023, with a due date of July 13,...
- <p>This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Central Region to Larson Helicopters LLC. The contract is for the review and approval of the NRCS Minnesota ratification for cattail spraying, with a potential value of $1,724.25 and a completion date of June 20, 2024. The contract has no set-aside designation and was awarded on March 21, 2024. The work will be performed in St. Paul, Minnesota.</p>
- The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $312,000 purchase order to Bergman Excavation & Landscaping, LLC to perform brush mowing services at the Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge in Mentor, Minnesota. Under the terms of the award, the contractor will remove brush and trees from approximately 800 acres of the refuge between August 23, 2023 and December 15, 2023. This requirement was set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 115310, with a size standard of...
- This firm-fixed-price purchase order contract was awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a civilian agency within the Department of the Interior, to Provine Helicopter Service Inc., a small business contractor. The contract, valued at $41,125.00, is for aerial application of herbicide to control water hyacinth at the Matthews Brake National Wildlife Refuge in Mississippi. The work, which is set aside for small businesses, involves spraying ProcellaCOR SC herbicide and Methylated Seed Oil...
- This is a $16,126.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded to Conservation Landscape LLC by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a civilian federal agency. The contract is for herbicide application services on the Howard Farm Wildlife Production Area within the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The work involves applying approved herbicides on up to 73.3 acres of woody regrowth to reduce vigor, promote prairie plants, and increase prescribed fire efficacy. The contract was set aside...
- This is a $44,512.00 firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 to PLM Lake & Land Management Corp., a small business. The contract is for pesticide control services related to the Minnesota Upper Mississippi River. It was set aside for total small business participation. The contract has a period of performance ending on November 30, 2022 and was awarded on August 27, 2021. The contract was awarded under a...
- 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...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $17,975 firm fixed-price purchase order to Helicopter Applicators Inc., a small business based in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for aerial herbicide application services at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The contract, awarded on June 26, 2025, with completion targeted for October 31, 2025, represents a 100% small business set-aside. Helicopter Applicators Inc. will perform aerial spraying to...
- This is a Firm Fixed Price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service to Coastal Air Service Inc., a small business contractor, for aerial herbicide treatment services at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. The $40,222 contract requires the contractor to apply herbicides via helicopter to manage 238 acres of cattail, willow, and other woody vegetation in the refuge's A Impoundments. The work aims to...
Larson Helicopters LLC, a Minnesota-based small business specializing in aerial herbicide application services, has been awarded a $26,840.25 firm-fixed-price purchase order by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 to conduct herbicide applications at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge in Erskine, Minnesota. The contract is set aside for small businesses and requires Larson Helicopters to apply a specific herbicide tank mix across approximately 237 acres of upland areas to promote tall-grass prairie habitat by treating woody vegetation. The work must be completed between August 1 and September 30, 2026, with payment made on a per-acre basis contingent on achieving a minimum 75% kill rate of targeted vegetation, with re-treatment at no additional cost if this performance standard is not met. The contractor must comply with all federal and state environmental regulations, possess a current Minnesota Pesticide Applicator license, and provide comprehensive documentation including a safety and spill response plan, application records, and effectiveness results. Larson Helicopters' selection reflects its demonstrated expertise with the Fish and Wildlife Service on similar environmental management projects and its capability to deliver specialized aerial vegetation control services. This contract represents part of the broader Fish and Wildlife Service mission to restore and maintain healthy wildlife habitat through targeted land management interventions.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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MN - FWS GLACIAL RIDGE NWR - Herbicide Application | 140FS225Q0204 | Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service | Award Notice 2/2 | 12/8/25, 10:18 AM | |
MN - FWS GLACIAL RIDGE NWR - Herbicide Application | 140FS225Q0204 | Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service | Solicitation 1/2 | 9/18/25, 11:57 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $26.8k | 12/8/25 |