North Carolina Non-Native Invasive Species Treatment (NNIS)

The USDA Forest Service established a Master IDIQ for Non-Native Invasive Species Treatment across nine National Forest of North Carolina Ranger Districts on May 24, 2016, with an ordering deadline of May 31, 2018—now closed for eight years. This vehicle is no longer available for new task orders.

The Forest Service awarded 23 task orders totaling $305 thousand in combined potential value, with all value obligated. Ordering activity peaked in 2016 (11 orders) and 2017 (10 orders), declining to 2 orders in 2018 before the vehicle closed. The two largest customers were the Forest Service R8-Southern Region, which placed 17 orders worth $190 thousand, and the Forest Service Research Service Southern Research Station, which placed 6 orders worth $114 thousand.

Four prime contractors shared the work. Tom Lodge dominated with 10 orders totaling $171 thousand in potential value. Huskins Brothers Contracting held 8 orders worth $84 thousand. Appalachian Land Stewards LLC and Marshfield Forest Service, Inc. each captured smaller shares with 3 and 2 orders respectively.

Seventy-eight percent of orders carried small-business set-asides; the remaining 22 percent competed unrestricted. Task orders funded discrete silviculture and invasive species control projects across the ranger districts, including Japanese knotweed control, vine treatment, crown touch release, streamline basal bark spray, and post-hurricane restoration work. Individual delivery orders ranged from roughly $4 thousand to $54 thousand, each priced firm-fixed and typically lasting 6 to 12 months.

Work was performed across the nine Ranger Districts: Appalachian, Cheoah, Croatan, Grandfather, Highlands, Pisgah, Tusquitee, Uwharrie, and Wayah. This vehicle expired in 2018 and should not be pursued; any predecessor or successor vehicle would require separate research.

The USDA Forest Service, National Forest of North Carolina has awarded a Master IDIQ for the Non-Native Invasive Species (NNIS) Treatment to be performed throughout the National Forest of NC Ranger Districts: Appalachian, Cheoah, Croatan, Grandfather, Highlands, Pisgah, Tusquitee, Uwharrie, and the Wayah Ranger Districts.