Statewide Natural Areas Management - 4 year contract

Native Restoration Services, Inc. was awarded a four-year statewide natural areas management contract by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Resource Conservation (RESCONSERV422) on July 16, 2026, with performance extending through July 15, 2030. The contract, issued under open market competitive sealed bidding process 26-422DNR-RESCO-P-98581, carries a total contract value of $2,182,392.00. Services are to be performed across Zone 2, encompassing nine northeastern Illinois counties: Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Ogle, and Winnebago.

The contract deliverables consist of ecological management services including manual vegetation control through chainsaw and hand tool cutting, herbicide stump treatment, hack and squirt treatment, basal bark application, and foliar herbicide application using handheld, backpack, or UTV/ATV-mounted sprayers, as well as weed wipe and wick applications. Work is categorized into sensitive site handwork (40 units at $53.49 per unit), non-sensitive site handwork (400 units at $53.49 per unit), and firebreak maintenance including cutting, clearing, or debris removal without herbicide treatment (400 units at $53.49 per unit). The contract is part of a larger statewide procurement involving thirteen prime contractors and may receive partial or full federal funding through the State Wildlife Grants Federal Assistance Program (CFDA #15.634). Native Restoration Services, Inc. was selected as one of the lowest-priced responsive and responsible bidders and may receive work assignments via work order on an as-needed basis throughout the contract term.