Purchase Order W912ES22P0046

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $363,758.81 firm fixed-price purchase order to 4 Control Inc., a woman-owned small business based in Fountain City, Wisconsin, for herbicide spraying services at operations sites. The contract, awarded March 18, 2022, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026, is designated as a total small business set-aside. The work encompasses chemical herbicide application for control and eradication of target vegetation at thirteen locks and dams, the Fountain City Service Base, Eau Galle Lake Project, Blackhawk Park, and the Alma Radio Transmission Site located along the Mississippi River within Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. The contractor is required to possess valid state commercial herbicide applicator licenses and comply with all applicable regulations, with initial applications scheduled between mid-May and late June to achieve optimal results.

4 Control Inc. specializes in vegetation management and environmental services for federal agencies and has established itself as a key contractor for the Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, primarily in the Midwest region. The company's experience includes habitat restoration, invasive species control, and chemical treatment services at multiple federal facilities and wildlife refuges. This purchase order represents part of the company's ongoing support for federal land management operations, with the contract addressing critical vegetation control needs across seventeen distinct sites spanning multiple counties across the tri-state region.