Statewide Natural Areas Management - 4 year contract

SI Forestry Management was awarded a Statewide Natural Areas Management contract by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Office of Resource Conservation, through open market competitive sealed bidding. The contract, designated 26-422DNR-RESCO-P-98587, became effective July 16, 2026, and extends through July 15, 2030, with a total contract value of $3,918,301.00. The services are performed across ten geographically designated work zones encompassing all 102 Illinois counties. The contract was awarded as part of a larger statewide initiative in which thirteen vendors were selected to provide natural areas management services, with total awards across all vendors reaching $47,042,585.00.

SI Forestry Management will provide ecological science and natural areas management services across multiple work categories defined in the contract scope. These services include hand work in sensitive and non-sensitive sites, grinding and forestry mowing operations in sensitive and non-sensitive sites, grinding and forestry mowing with amphibious vehicles, firebreak maintenance, and foliar and wicking herbicide application services via amphibious vehicles. Service delivery is structured through work order assignments issued by IDNR within the contract specifications, with hourly rate pricing established by work item and zone. The contract is funded in part through the State Wildlife Grants Federal Assistance Program (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 15.634), administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and is subject to applicable federal compliance requirements including Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 Code of Federal Regulations Part 200).