This federal contract award, with ID 140FS324P0038, was issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to J.A. Riggs Tractor Company, a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation based in Arkansas. The contract is for the procurement of a severe duty brush cutter attachment, to be used on a Caterpillar 299C compact track loader at the Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas. This $17,035.37 firm fixed price purchase order has an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2023 and was set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 333112 for lawn and garden equipment manufacturing.
The original solicitation, 140FS324Q0006, was posted by the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service seeking quotes for this brush cutter attachment that meets Blue Diamond specifications. The solicitation was designated as a total small business set-aside. J.A. Riggs Tractor Company, a Caterpillar equipment dealer, was awarded the contract based on its technical compliance, price, delivery schedule, and past performance working with federal land management agencies like the U.S. Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Service to provide and maintain heavy equipment.