Kisatche national forest blanket purchase agreements (BPA) for vegetation management services / wildlife protection services

Active Blanket Purchase Agreement Awarded Last action

Contract number
12444223A0005
Awardee
Awarding agency
Task orders
14 $405,068 obligated

Award facts

Opportunity
Combined order value
$405,068 Current and potential, with all options
Last date to order 79% complete
IDV ceiling 5% used
$7,500,000.00
Maximum order
$250,000.00
Award type
Single award
Who can order
Only the awarding agency
Contracting staff
Funding agency
Region 8 - Southern Region Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
Set-aside
No set-aside
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Legislative mandates

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this IDV

Express Forestry Service, LLC, a veteran-owned small business headquartered in Leslie, Arkansas, was awarded a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region (Civilian) for $7.5 million with an ultimate completion date of November 30, 2027. The BPA was solicited on August 10, 2022, with a due date of August 26, 2022, and designated as a total small business set-aside. The contract vehicle provides on-demand forestry and vegetation management services to support land stewardship objectives across Kisatchie National Forest and related federal lands in Louisiana and the surrounding region. Services delivered under the BPA include tree planting (containerized and longleaf pine seedlings), timber stand improvement, hazardous fuels reduction, vegetation management, invasive species control, and related forest management activities necessary to maintain ecological health and support reforestation initiatives on National Forest lands.

The BPA has generated nine documented task orders as of January 2025, with cumulative values exceeding $288,000 across multiple ranger districts including Calcasieu, Caney, Catahoula, and Winn. All task orders were set aside for small business contractors and priced on a firm fixed-price basis. Work is performed at various locations throughout Louisiana, including Boyce, Bentley, Homer, Winnfield, Pineville, and Provencal. Task orders have targeted specific acreage requirements, ranging from containerized pine seedling planting on 309 acres to timber stand improvement on 158 acres using hand tools. The most recent task order, awarded January 21, 2025, valued at $59,280, involves tree planting of containerized pine seedlings across 554 acres of Kisatchie National Forest's four ranger districts, with completion scheduled for April 30, 2025.

Task orders

Task order Ordering agency Obligated Awarded
(5.2.1) pine containerized, tree planting 12443926F0155 Forest Service $12,700
FY27 seedling planting - winn RD (5.2.1) 12443926F0061 Forest Service $19,950
(5.2.1) tree planting, pine containerized (1,046 acres)- calcasieu RD, kisatchie NF-LA 12443926F0096 Forest Service $62,478
Tree planting services on the catahoula ranger district, kisatchie national forest 12444226F0006 Forest Service $16,904
Tree planting (5.2.1) pine containerized on winn ranger district 12444026F0012 Forest Service $44,021
Tree planting (5.2.1 pine containerized) of containerized pine seedlings on kisatchie national forest: calcasieu ranger… 12444225F0005 Forest Service $59,280
Using handtools on 158 acres of TSI on the catahoula ranger district. 12444224F0011 Forest Service $23,226
Planting longleaf pine seedling on 191 acres of the catahoula ranger district. 12444224F0010 Forest Service $10,887
Containerized tree planting 12444224F0012 Forest Service $6,783
1529-5 calcasieu ranger district FY24 tree planting 12444224F0022 Forest Service $27,456
5.2.1 tree planting containerized pine seedlings on an 8' X 8' spacing on 309 acres of the caney ranger district. 12444224F0024 Forest Service $20,394
Tree planting pine containerized seedlings 12441923F0026 Operations Center East (EROC) $72,210
Hand planting longleaf on the catahoula ranger district. 12444223F0020 Forest Service $8,446
Tree planting of longleaf pine containerized seedlings on 293 acres on the winn ranger district 12444223F0018 Forest Service $20,334
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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Exercise an Option P00004 · The purpose of this modification is to exercise option year three (3) in accordance with 52.217-9, option to extend the terms of the contract. The POP is… $0
Other Administrative Action P00003 · The purpose of this administrative modification is to descope service item 5.4.3 maintain wildlife food plot, disc, plant, fertilize, lime service. The abstract… $0
Exercise an Option P00002 $0
Exercise an Option P00001 $0
Original award $0

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 12444223A0005?

12444223A0005 was awarded to Express Forestry Service, LLC by Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) on November 2, 2022.

How much is contract 12444223A0005 worth?

Orders under 12444223A0005 have obligated $405,068. 12444223A0005's own ceiling is $7,500,000. A single order can be worth up to $250,000.

How many orders have been placed under contract 12444223A0005?

14 orders have been placed under 12444223A0005, the latest on January 11, 2027.

Which agency awarded contract 12444223A0005?

Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) awarded 12444223A0005, with funding from Region 8 - Southern Region (Forest Service).

Who can order from contract 12444223A0005?

12444223A0005 is a single award blanket purchase agreement. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.

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