Brush & Weed Control Specialists, Inc.

Brush & Weed Control Specialists, Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S corporation based in Algona, Iowa, provides invasive species chemical treatment, vegetation control, and habitat restoration services to the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service as a prime contractor exclusively under the Total Small Business set-aside. The vendor operates entirely as a prime (100% of recent awards) across a narrow customer base — the Fish and Wildlife Service across three regional administrative units — with no subcontract work or parent vehicle diversification beyond two single-award BPAs held directly with FWS.

Brush & Weed Control Specialists' customer footprint concentrates entirely within the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, which accounts for all fifteen awards in the source data. The two rankings are identical: FWS Region 3 dominates with eight awards and $488 thousand in combined potential value, FWS (unspecified region) carries two awards and $228 thousand, and FWS Region 6 holds five awards and $112 thousand. Combined potential value across all awards totals $828 thousand, with $578 thousand obligated to date (70% execution rate). The vendor operates under two single-award BPAs: Blanket Purchase Agreement 140F0421A0007 with six task orders and $204 thousand combined potential value, and Blanket Purchase Agreement 140FS224A0053 (established April 30, 2024, extending through April 30, 2029) with two task orders and $247 thousand combined potential value. Recent representative work includes a $135.9 thousand BPA call awarded July 23, 2024, for chemical spray and vegetation control at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge through December 31, 2029; a $111.45 thousand BPA call awarded July 30, 2025, for vegetation control and invasive species management at the same refuge through September 30, 2025; and a $47.5 thousand Total Small Business purchase order awarded July 23, 2026, for invasive species chemical application across eight Iowa counties (Kossuth, Greene, Guthrie, Hancock, Worth, Buena Vista, Clay, and Palo Alto) at Waterfowl Production Areas and National Wildlife Refuges, with performance running July 1 through December 31, 2026. Work requires valid Iowa pesticide applicator licenses and commercial applicator certifications; approved chemicals include Milestone, Method/Escort Tank Mix, and Garlon 3A or Element 3A applied by ATV/UTV at wind speeds under 10 mph.

Activity is intermittent — one award in 2023, two in 2024, and one each in 2025 and 2026 — with only $48 thousand in combined potential value reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. Capability concentration sits in NAICS 541512 (Landscaping Services: thirteen awards) and PSC Housekeeping/Landscaping/Groundskeeping (seven awards), with secondary work in forest and range improvement and site preparation. The vendor competes exclusively under Total Small Business set-asides or with no set-aside designation on FWS single-award BPAs, with no full-and-open competitive posture in the source data.