The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a purchase order to Missiongate Government Solutions LLC, a small business, for $107,734.40 on August 28, 2026, under a Total Small Business set-aside. Work is performed at Santee National Wildlife Refuge in Summerton, South Carolina. The contractor will apply aquatically approved imazamox herbicide at 2 quarts per acre across 257 acres of Dingle Pond to treat invasive species including cattail, cutgrass, water hyacinth, alligator weed, parrot's feather, and Chinese tallow tree, targeting 95 percent reduction. Treatment may occur during August 1–September 30, 2026 or June 1–September 30, 2027. The base contract period runs August 20, 2026 through July 31, 2027, with one optional one-year renewal exercisable at government discretion with 15 days' notice. The contractor must be fully licensed, bonded, and insured in South Carolina and is responsible for all equipment, herbicide, adjuvant, and water transportation.