Wayne NF Non-Native Invasive Plant Control 2016-2021

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 9–Eastern Region awarded this Master IDIQ to control non-native invasive plant species at the Wayne National Forest in Ohio using herbicide treatments on April 22, 2016, with the ordering period closed as of April 21, 2021. This is a fully small-business-set-aside vehicle with no further ordering activity possible.

The vehicle is now inactive. The last task order was awarded on September 18, 2019, more than six years ago. All 57 task orders issued under the vehicle have been obligated against the $872 thousand combined potential value. Ordering momentum peaked in 2017 at 21 orders, declining to 11 in 2019 before ceasing entirely.

Contractors provide full scope—labor, herbicides, equipment, supervision, permits, PPE, and transportation—for herbicide applications across multiple forest management units. Task orders specify named treatment zones within the Wayne National Forest (Bypass, Dugan, Haydenville, Lyra, Deadhorse, and similar zones) with multi-year option periods extending through 2021. All work is performed at the Wayne National Forest in Ohio.

Competition is highly concentrated. Charles E Hambel Inc. dominates with 44 of 57 orders totaling $741 thousand in combined potential value, capturing 85% of the vehicle's value. Long Forestry Consultation LLC holds 5 orders worth $77 thousand, and Allstar Ecology LLC holds 4 orders worth $43 thousand. Four other small businesses split the remainder. The top three firms account for 96% of awarded orders and 99% of combined potential value.

Funding is singular: all 57 orders support the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 9–Eastern Region.

Task orders are uniformly small, ranging from $2,538.90 to $44,268.00 with typical values in the $8,000–$25,000 range. All orders use firm fixed price and carry completion dates of April 21, 2021. Orders include multi-year option periods, with some extending through fiscal 2021.

The Wayne National Forest in Ohio has awarded a Master IDIQ for control of non-native invasive species of plants and selected "invasive-like" native plants using herbicide treatments. Contractors provide all expertise, labor, supervision, services, herbicides, carriers or adjuvants, herbicide dye, materials, equipment, tools, supplies, transportation, licenses, permits, worker personal protective equipment (PPE), and incidentals necessary to perform the required work.