Black-Smith Bethard & Carlson LLC

Black-Smith Bethard & Carlson LLC, a small business limited liability company headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, delivers federal real estate appraisal services as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) specializing in Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice–compliant valuations across Alaska's federal land portfolio. The firm competes predominantly under total small business set-asides; 85% of awards carry the Total Small Business designation, with the remainder on full-and-open or no-set-aside basis. Primary NAICS code 531320 (Offices of Real Estate Appraisers) represents 157 of 162 awards; the company also delivers limited expert witness services under NAICS 541600 (All Other Legal Services).

Customer concentration sits with civilian Interior Department entities. The top five funding agencies account for 85% of awards by count and 84% of combined potential value. The Department of the Interior Departmental Offices Office of Policy Management and Budget leads with 47 awards totaling $908 thousand in combined potential value, followed closely by the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Alaska with 45 awards valued at $873 thousand. The Department of the Interior Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians places 28 awards worth $502 thousand, the National Park Service National Office (Interior) places 13 awards worth $121 thousand, and the Forest Service R10–Alaska Region places 5 awards worth $53 thousand. The two rankings diverge modestly — Interior's sub-offices anchor both volume and dollars — but the Army Corps of Engineers' value share reflects the firm's position on a higher-ceiling BPA.

Black-Smith Bethard & Carlson holds a $225 thousand single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA W911KB24A0006) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Alaska running through December 6, 2028, under which it serves as the sole provider of real estate appraisal services for the district. This vehicle carries 16 task orders valued at $159 thousand in combined potential value. The firm also operates under legacy BPAs with the Army Corps of Engineers, including W911KB18A0002 (15 task orders, $104 thousand) and W911KB13A0002 (6 task orders, $72 thousand). Representative work includes a $100 thousand Interior Department purchase order (August 2024) for appraisals of multiple land parcels and easements in Alaska's Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge; a $50.5 thousand Interior Department purchase order (August 2024) for AVSO land appraisals supporting multiple Interior AVIS projects; a $48.6 thousand Department of Justice time-and-materials purchase order (December 2022) for expert witness services; and recurring $5 thousand to $25 thousand BPA calls from the Army Corps of Engineers for appraisals of communication tower sites, military installations, HAARP facilities, and Native Allotment properties across Alaska.

Activity has remained relatively flat across the past five years — 10 to 16 awards annually — with recent volume at 10 awards in 2026 year-to-date and 9 awards in 2025. Eight awards valued at $223 thousand reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete exposure. The firm generated $2.3 million in obligated dollars against $2.9 million in combined potential value across all 162 recent awards (79% obligation rate), indicating consistent delivery against published ceilings. Work is performed across Alaska locations including Anchorage, Fairbanks, Prudhoe Bay, Barrow, Kotzebue, and subordinate military installations and federal refuges; administrative oversight is Anchorage-based.