The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Plant Protection and Quarantine program awarded a $50,683.50 firm fixed-price purchase order to Nativevet Materiel, LLC for the procurement of hog exclusion fencing for deer feeders. The contract, awarded on December 30, 2016, with completion targeted for February 3, 2017, was set aside as a Total Small Business award and performed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Nativevet Materiel, LLC is a Native American-owned small disadvantaged business registered as an Indian Economic Enterprise and Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise, specializing in providing products and services to federal agencies supporting tribal communities.
This procurement supports the Plant Protection and Quarantine program's mission to protect agriculture and natural resources by controlling invasive species and wildlife that may pose risks to livestock and ecosystems. The hog exclusion fencing represents a practical wildlife management solution designed to protect deer feeders while preventing access by feral hogs, which are considered an invasive species causing significant agricultural and environmental damage. The award to a Native American-owned small business aligns with federal contracting goals to expand opportunities for disadvantaged and minority-owned enterprises while meeting operational requirements across federal land and resource management initiatives.