The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Region 6) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to ORY Excavating Service LLC, a woman-owned small disadvantaged business, on September 14, 2026, for vegetation trimming and clearing at Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge in Pleasanton, Kansas, with a ceiling value of $59,745.00. This is a total small business set-aside.
Work spans 20,675 linear feet of trails and levees across three treatment categories: Two-Side Canopy Clearing (trimming to 20 feet minimum height, mulching branches and brush within 25 feet of centerline), Two-Side Total Clearing (removal and mulching of all vegetation within 30-foot corridor on each side with stumps ground below grade), and One-Side Canopy Clearing. Performance runs October 1, 2026, through April 1, 2027. Ground protection, designated keep-tree preservation, environmental compliance, and Wage Determination No. 2015-5105 (Revision 28) for Linn County, Kansas apply. The opportunity was solicited August 17, 2026, with quotations due August 30, 2026.