The Bureau of Land Management Arizona Strip District Office awarded a purchase order to AZ Hammer Down, LLC, an economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business, on September 24, 2026, for $228,674.77 under a Total Small Business Set-Aside to chain up to 919 acres of the Rock Canyon burned area.
Work involves single-pass chaining of burnt pinyon, juniper, and shrub species, vegetation clearing from roads and trails, access road restoration, and survey marker resetting on public lands in Coconino and Mohave Counties, Arizona. The contractor furnishes all labor, equipment, and materials except Government-furnished chain and geospatial maps; performance runs October 19, 2026 through January 19, 2027. Compensation is firm fixed price per acre. The solicitation, posted August 11, 2026 with proposals due September 7, required contractors to demonstrate at least three relevant projects within the prior five years and comply with prevailing wage rates for Arizona and Utah.