The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Intermountain Region awarded a $5,993 firm fixed price purchase order to Encinas Contractors Inc., a Hispanic American owned small business, for thinning services on the D6 PYLE-ANDERSON project. Set aside for total small businesses, this contract supports the Forest Service's land management efforts by funding vegetation removal to reduce wildfire risks and improve forest health. Encinas Contractors will perform the thinning work in Emmett, Idaho by the completion date of November 15, 2017.