NPS Big Cypress National Preserve awarded a purchase order to Coastal Air Service Inc. for $428,576.00 on September 23, 2026, to conduct broadcast herbicide treatment of Melaleuca invasive species at Sandy Loop Bar within the preserve. The order is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry). Work is performed in Ochopee, Florida, from January 11, 2027 through September 1, 2027. The contractor will survey and apply spot-spray herbicide across a 6,667-acre project footprint targeting approximately 1,987 acres, delivering daily GPS coordinates and spray event logs. Compensation is a fixed fully-burdened hourly rate estimated at 146 integrated survey-and-treat hours. All applicators must hold Florida pesticide applicator credentials. The originating solicitation was posted September 1, 2026, with quotes due September 16, 2026.