LA-bayou sauvage NWR aerial herbicide

Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action

Contract number
140FS325P0021
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$75,956

Award facts

Opportunity
Contract value 100% obligated
$75,956.00 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Funding agency
DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Set-aside
Total Small Business
Competition
Competed under SAP · 7 offers Simplified Acquisition
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
Lacombe, LA 70445, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00002 · Bayou sauvage NWR _aerial -POP EXT $0
Other Administrative Action P00001 · The purpose of this modification is to ensure compliance with updated federal guidance and to eliminate non-statutory sustainability requirements, as well as… $0
Original award $75,956

About this award

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $75,956 firm fixed-price purchase order to Back Forty Solutions Inc., a small business environmental contractor headquartered in Pensacola, Florida, for aerial herbicide application services at the Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge near Lacombe, Louisiana. The contract, set aside for small businesses, requires the contractor to apply herbicide to approximately 1,117 acres on the Little Pine Island tract to achieve 95% control of Chinese tallow and Chinaberry trees using either helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft. The work is scheduled to be performed between August 1, 2025, and October 31, 2025, at an elevation between 1-5 feet above sea level, roughly 10 miles southwest of Slidell, Louisiana.

Back Forty Solutions, registered in the System for Award Management since 2009, specializes in ecological restoration and invasive species control for federal land management agencies throughout the Southeastern United States. The company brings extensive experience in aerial and ground-based herbicide application, having executed numerous contracts with the Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, and Department of Defense. Notably, Back Forty Solutions maintains a $10 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with the U.S. Forest Service Southern Region through July 31, 2028, and a $4 million Indefinite Delivery Contract with Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast, demonstrating its established capability to deliver specialized vegetation management services across federal agencies.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 140FS325P0021?

140FS325P0021 was awarded to Back Forty Solutions Inc. by Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior) on December 18, 2024.

How much is contract 140FS325P0021 worth?

The government has obligated $75,956 on 140FS325P0021.

Which agency awarded contract 140FS325P0021?

Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior) awarded 140FS325P0021, with funding from DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 (Fish and Wildlife Service).

Was contract 140FS325P0021 competed?

The extent of competition for 140FS325P0021 was competed under sap. The government received 7 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.

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