Purchase Order 140L2626P0026

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region awarded a $359,530.57 firm fixed-price purchase order to Crop Jet Aviation, LLC, a small business helicopter and fixed-wing aerial application contractor headquartered in Gooding, Idaho, for broadcast seeding services across eleven separate projects totaling 42,790 acres in southwestern Idaho. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, requires completion by March 19, 2026, with active performance scheduled between March 16-23, 2026. Crop Jet Aviation will provide all equipment, labor, and supervision necessary to execute differential GPS-guided aerial seeding operations using government-provided seed, with unit pricing based on per-acre application rates across projects ranging from approximately 539 to 17,941 acres in Washington, Ada, and Owyhee counties. The work involves seeding various native plant species including sagebrush, grasses, forbs, and forage kochia as part of the BLM's ecological restoration and rangeland management initiatives.

This award represents Crop Jet Aviation's continued role as a primary provider of aerial vegetation management services to the BLM Idaho Region, building upon an established contract portfolio exceeding $5.8 million in executed federal awards. The contractor's qualifications under NAICS code 115112 (Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating Services) and demonstrated technical expertise with GPS-guided aerial application technology position it well for the compressed seven-day performance timeline and Service Contract Act prevailing wage compliance requirements. The company also maintains access to the U.S. Forest Service's Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) National Blanket Purchase Agreement, a $50 million vehicle through March 2033 that enables expansion of its specialized aerial vegetation management services across federal land management agencies nationwide.