Ozark-St. Francis NF Vegetative Management 2017

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region established this Master IDIQ for vegetation management and wildlife protection services on the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests, with ordering closed on September 30, 2019. The vehicle is no longer active for new task orders.

Between award in September 2016 and the final task-order placement in August 2021, the Forest Service issued 121 delivery orders valued at $5.7 million in combined potential value, with all funds obligated. Ordering activity peaked in 2018 with 36 orders, then declined through 2019 and 2020 before trailing to 17 orders in 2021. Four prime contractors shared the work, with Grano Reforestation Inc. and Carl Potter Forestry Inc. each holding approximately 45% of orders and combined potential value at $2.2 million apiece. Express Forestry Service, LLC captured 16 orders worth $1.2 million, and Carney Wade Potter received 2 orders totaling $133 thousand. All orders funded R8-Southern Region operations exclusively, with no interagency customer base.

Task orders cover foliar herbicide application, cut-surface treatment, chemical site preparation, manual tree release, precommercial thinning, cedar and midstory removal, woodland restoration, and tree planting (both pine containerized and hardwood bareroot). Orders range from under $2 thousand to approximately $270 thousand, with typical values clustering around $30 thousand to $80 thousand. Eighty-three percent of orders carried no set-aside designation; 17 percent (20 orders) were small-business awards. Pricing was predominantly firm fixed price by acreage or task. Work occurred across five ranger districts: Boston Mountain, Big Piney, Sylamore, Magazine, and Pleasant Hill, plus St. Francis Ranger District on the St. Francis National Forest component.

Since ordering closed nearly seven years ago and the most recent task order was placed in mid-2021, this vehicle is closed to new pursuit.

The Ozark-St. Francis National Forests have a requirement to obtain vegetation management and wildlife protection services.