Biophilia LLC

Biophilia LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business sole proprietorship based in Ontonagon, Michigan, conducts specialized ecological field surveys—botanical inventories, pollinator assessments, and invasive species monitoring—exclusively for the U.S. Forest Service, Region 9 (Eastern Region), as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides.

The vendor's entire footprint consists of 30 prime awards totaling $1.1 million in combined potential value, all placed with the Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Eastern Region across Michigan and Wisconsin national forests. Biophilia operates as the single customer vendor—100% of awards and dollars flow from USDA-FS Region 9—with zero subcontract exposure. The work is geographically concentrated on the Ottawa National Forest and Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, where Biophilia has built specialized credentials in Upper Midwest flora, Lepidoptera (butterfly and moth) taxonomy, and rare-plant inventory under controlled-intuitive-meander field methodology. Top NAICS categories are Environmental Consulting Services (16 awards) and Support Activities for Forestry (6 awards); the dominant PSC is Other Environmental Services (10 awards) and Special Studies/Analysis for Endangered Species (8 awards).

Recent representative work includes a $114,000 firm fixed-price purchase order for the Kitchie Two Rivers Vegetation Management Project (awarded May 15, 2026, completing September 15, 2028), requiring surveys of 1,334 stands across 39,430 acres with at least 40 percent resurveyed; a $81,854 contract for botany surveys in the Silver Branch Vegetation Management Project (awarded February 10, 2023, completed October 15, 2024) funded under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and a $67,501 purchase order for Wolf Mountain botany surveys across 907 stands in the Bessemer Ranger District (awarded December 22, 2025, completing September 15, 2027). Service Contract Act wage requirements apply, with forestry labor rates documented at $16.01 to $29.19 per hour plus fringe benefits. Three awards (combined potential value $154,000) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Award frequency has remained modest and flat—two to three annually since 2022—reflecting the niche, seasonal nature of national forest ecological survey work and the vendor's exclusive lock-in with a single Forest Service region.