The Bureau of Land Management issued a purchase order to Starkcorp, Inc., a small disadvantaged and veteran-owned business, for $75,075.00 on September 5, 2023 to conduct pile burning on 507 acres within giant sequoia groves on Case Mountain near Three Rivers, California. The total small business set-aside purchase order is firm fixed price. Work takes place in Bakersfield, California and runs through March 31, 2024. The contract calls for ignition, patrol, and mop-up of handpiles and machine piles created from roadside hazard tree removal and understory thinning, conducted under federal burn boss supervision and within prescription parameters outlined in the performance work statement and burn plan.