The forest service recognizes that the nations underserved communities have not been fully engaged in USDA forest service programs and benefits; with the hispanic community amongst said group of…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Hispanic Communications Network, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, under the General Services Administration's Professional Services Schedule (PSS). The BPA, valued at up to $500,000 over five years, is intended to provide the Forest Service with culturally and linguistically relevant communications and marketing services to better engage with Hispanic and other underserved communities. Under this BPA, the Forest Service has issued multiple task orders to Hispanic Communications Network for initiatives such as Spanish language strategic communications, media outreach, and public awareness campaigns on topics like feral swine and Newcastle disease. These firm fixed-price task orders, ranging from $25,000 to $400,000, do not have set-aside designations and leverage Hispanic Communications Network's expertise in multicultural outreach and communications to support the Forest Service's efforts to connect with diverse audiences across the United States.

The Forest Service's use of this BPA is part of its broader initiative to expand engagement with underserved communities, particularly the Hispanic population, and ensure its programs, policies, and services are accessible and responsive to their cultural and linguistic preferences. By contracting with a specialized provider like Hispanic Communications Network, the Forest Service aims to develop effective communication strategies, create multilingual content, and foster productive collaboration forums to better serve these communities and improve the overall delivery of its services.

The forest service recognizes that the nations underserved communities have not been fully engaged in USDA forest service programs and benefits; with the hispanic community amongst said group of identified communities. For this reason, the forest service is working diligently to provide services to the hispanic community in a manner that aligns with their cultural and linguistic preferences. The forest service seeks to utilize new tools and collaborative processes to expand, adapt and/or develop/build productive forums/venues for public collaboration to improve forest service policies, programs, products and/or services related to the hispanic communities within the U.S. BPA calls will provided more detailed information than what is provided within the BPA. Base year: july 17, 2017 thru july 16, 2018 OY1: july 17, 2018 thru july 16, 2019 OY2: july 17, 2019 thru july 16, 2020 OY3: july 17, 2020 thru july 16, 2021 OY4: july 17, 2021 thru july 16, 2022