The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 5, awarded a purchase order to Allstar Ecology LLC for invasive plant management at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Woodbridge, Virginia, with a ceiling value of $23,740.00 and an award date of September 24, 2026. The order is a Total Small Business set-aside; Allstar Ecology is a HUBZone-certified small business.
Work covers approximately 10 acres across three treatment areas: 2 acres of Tree-of-Heaven and Black Locust colonies; a 4-acre test area containing mile-a-minute, black locust, callery pear, autumn olive, and multiflora rose; and 4 acres of refuge roads and trails infested with Johnson grass, spotted knapweed, and Lespedeza. Treatment methods include hack-and-squirt application with triclopyr ester for trees larger than 1 inch diameter in fall, foliar spray with 2% glyphosate or triclopyr for smaller trees, and growing-season treatments for roads and trails. The contractor must employ Virginia-certified pesticide applicators and supply all herbicides, backpack sprayers, and ATV/UTV equipment. A minimum 95% kill rate is required for contract completion. Performance runs June 1 through October 31, 2027. The originating solicitation was a Request for Quotation posted September 2, 2026, with quotes due September 14, 2026.