The Bureau of Land Management awarded a $20,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to Henley Co Design & Production, LLC, a woman-owned small business based in Topanga, California, to develop interpretive signage graphics for the Sundance Lodge and Four Dances Recreation Areas in Montana. Under this total small business set-aside contract, Henley Co will create digital graphic design files for ten signs comprising four 48"x48" trailhead orientation sign graphics and six approximately 24"x36" interpretive sign graphics emphasizing the cultural history of the Crow and Nez Perce tribes. The contractor will deliver only digital files in PDF and EPS formats, with the BLM handling physical sign production internally. The contract performance period runs from September 15, 2025, through September 21, 2026, with the Montana-Dakotas Region serving as the funding civilian agency.
Henley Co Design & Production, LLC is well-positioned for this engagement given its specialized expertise in interpretive exhibit design and established relationships with federal natural resource agencies. The company, certified as a small disadvantaged business and economically disadvantaged women-owned small business since 2004, has received multiple prime contract awards from the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for similar interpretive exhibit and wayside design projects. Most notably, Henley Co holds a $1.25 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through September 2029 covering interpretive panel and wayside design services, demonstrating the company's capability to deliver comprehensive design solutions across multiple federal sites. The Montana-focused project will involve collaboration with the BLM's Billings Field Office, tribal consultation processes, and access to BLM photo libraries and archival materials.