The Bureau of Land Management awarded High Desert Aviation LLC a $61,021.50 firm fixed price purchase order to perform grass and sagebrush seeding services on BLM lands in the Twin Falls District of Idaho. The contract, set aside for total small business participation, requires the contractor to apply grass, forb, and sagebrush seeds to approximately 13,759 acres affected by wildfires using GPS-guided application systems. Seeding must be completed within five working days after notice to proceed, with sagebrush seeding commencing in mid-January 2024, and the contract has an ultimate completion date of March 12, 2024.
High Desert Aviation LLC, a small business based in Gooding, Idaho, specializes in aerial application and vegetation management services for federal land management agencies. The company holds substantial federal vehicle contracts, including a $50 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with the USDA Forest Service and an $883,711 Indefinite Delivery Contract with the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, positioning it as an established provider of natural resource stewardship and land rehabilitation services. This purchase order award reflects the company's demonstrated expertise in precision seeding and habitat restoration operations across public lands throughout the western United States.