Aesic, LLC

Aesic, LLC, doing business as Andres Excavating, is a Pennsylvania-based sole proprietorship providing mechanical and manual vegetation mastication and land management services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides. The vendor is self-certified as a small disadvantaged business and operates exclusively as a prime under Forest Service customers.

Aesic's capability portfolio centers on mechanical and manual mastication — chopping, mulching, and shredding of woody vegetation, particularly mountain laurel interference — on national forest lands, performed across designated areas with specialized equipment including FECON bull hog brush cutters and rotary cutting mowers. Representative work includes a $184,450 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded July 10, 2023, for mastication work on the Allegheny National Forest (completed September 27, 2024); a $99,569 purchase order awarded July 2, 2024, for approximately 235 acres of mastication on the Allegheny in Marienville, Pennsylvania (completed November 1, 2024); and a $101,725 purchase order awarded September 1, 2026, for mastication of mountain laurel and woody vegetation under 6 inches diameter-at-breast-height across 313 acres on the Bradford Ranger District in Youngsville, Pennsylvania (performance through December 7, 2026). All three purchase orders were issued by USDA Forest Service Region 9–Eastern Region and carried the total small business set-aside designation.

Aesic's customer base is concentrated on a single federal agency. Four purchase orders from USDA Forest Service R9–Eastern Region account for $438 thousand in combined potential value; the remaining $50 million comes from a single $50 million Blanket Purchase Agreement awarded July 13, 2026, by USDA Forest Service Washington Office Acquisitions for nationwide land management and natural resources work through March 6, 2033. The BPA encompasses professional services, natural resources restoration, engineering, project management, inspection, natural resources consulting, data management, restoration, road work, and plant material production under NAICS 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services) and PSC code R408 (Support-Professional: Natural Resources). Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $438 thousand (1% of combined potential value), reflecting the nascent state of BPA utilization. One award carrying $102 thousand in potential value reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating near-term recompete exposure.