The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $84,483 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Vegetation Management Services LLC (VMS), a certified HUBZone, Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Veteran-Owned Business, for the "EMERALD MOUNTAIN MASTICATION" project. This 100% small business set-aside contract requires VMS to provide fuels management services, including cutting and shredding (mastication) of mixed mountain scrub brush on 447 acres of land near Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The period of performance is from August 15, 2024 to October 15, 2024. VMS, based in De Queen, Arkansas, specializes in vegetation management services for federal agencies and has been awarded numerous similar contracts with the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, and other agencies to support land management objectives.