CAL Forest Nurseries, Inc.
Etna, CA Part of Droneseed CO.
- UEI
- C493LX6BEHM1
- CAGE
- 9M2T7
- Primary NAICS
- 113210 Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Droneseed CO.
Parent
LHC4K8EB5Q87
- CAL Forest Nurseries, Inc. C493LX6BEHM1
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Droneseed CO.
Parent
LHC4K8EB5Q87
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1838 Eastside Rd, Etna, CA 96027, USA
- Website
- calforest.com
- Founded
- 1978
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Consumer Staples
- Food, Beverage & Tobacco
- Food Products
- Agricultural Products
- SIC code
- 08 Forestry
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Recent federal awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| This requistion is to grow, pack and deliver approximately 720,000 conifer seedlings to be planted in the cedar creek… | Forest Service | $315,690 | |
| Or/WA BLM seedling production 2026-01; oregon/washington BLM | Oregon-Washington Region | $263,506 | |
| FY26 R3 containerized seedlings | Forest Service | $153,740 | |
| JHS q-plugs deliver spring supply (seedlings grown to government specs) | Forest Service | $350,350 | |
| 2025 zone 502/721 seed purchase, klamath falls, oregon | Oregon-Washington Region | $156,540 |
About CAL Forest Nurseries, Inc.
CAL Forest Nurseries, Inc., a small-business subsidiary of Droneseed CO. based in Etna, California, produces and delivers containerized conifer seedlings and forest products to federal land-management agencies as a prime contractor exclusively under small-business set-asides. The company specializes in growing Douglas Fir, Ponderosa Pine, Shasta Red Fir, and other conifer species to government specifications for reforestation and habitat restoration on federal lands across the Pacific Northwest and Southwestern United States.
CAL Forest Nurseries operates under NAICS 114111 (Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products) and PSC R499 (Other Forestry Services), with primary work classified under PSC R401 (Seeds and Nursery Stock). The company's federal footprint spans 15 prime awards with a combined potential value of $61 million, though only $3.4 million has been obligated to date — a 6% utilization rate characteristic of long-term blanket purchase agreements where task orders are issued incrementally. Recent activity has grown from one award in 2022 to three or four annually in 2025 and 2026.
Customer concentration is heavily regional. The Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington Region has placed eight awards ($2.2 million combined potential value), and the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region (R6) has placed four awards ($1 million combined potential value). However, the dollars skew decisively toward two larger blanket purchase agreements with the Forest Service Washington Office Acquisitions: a $50 million Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) BPA awarded May 26, 2026 (ultimate completion March 6, 2033), and a $7.5 million Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region BPA for containerized conifer seedlings running through June 29, 2029. These two vehicles account for $57.5 million of the $61 million combined potential value. Beneath those ceiling structures, CAL Forest Nurseries has received individual task orders and purchase orders: a $229.9 thousand definitive contract from Forest Service R3 (Southwestern Region) for containerized seedling production (completed March 31, 2027), a $350.3 thousand purchase order from Forest Service R6 for Q-plugs under the Pacific Northwest BPA (October 1, 2026), a $504 thousand BLM Oregon-Washington purchase order for seedling production through May 15, 2028, and a $565.7 thousand BLM Oregon-Washington seedling production contract through May 15, 2027. Five awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and represent $1.8 million in recompete exposure.
All work is conducted as prime contractor (100% of awards); CAL Forest Nurseries does not subcontract on other federal primes. Set-aside posture is uniform: the company competes exclusively under small-business set-asides across both transactional purchase orders and the two multi-million-dollar blanket purchase agreements. Place of performance spans Etna, California (nursery production facility), Central Point, Oregon (J. Herbert Stone Nursery delivery), Klamath Falls, Oregon (seed sourcing from exclusive cone-collection permits in seed zones 502 and 721), and Fredonia, Arizona (R3 performance location). The company's strategic location within 300 miles of primary delivery points for the Pacific Northwest region supports efficient coordination with federal land-management operations. CAL Forest Nurseries holds an exclusive cone-collection permit for specified Klamath Falls seed zones, which positioned it for a single-source $107.6 thousand seed procurement award from BLM Oregon-Washington in August 2025.
Quick answers
What is CAL Forest Nurseries, Inc.'s UEI?
CAL Forest Nurseries, Inc.'s Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is C493LX6BEHM1.
What is CAL Forest Nurseries, Inc.'s CAGE code?
CAL Forest Nurseries, Inc.'s CAGE code is 9M2T7.
What is CAL Forest Nurseries, Inc.'s primary NAICS code?
CAL Forest Nurseries, Inc.'s primary NAICS code is 113210 (Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products).
Where is CAL Forest Nurseries, Inc. located?
CAL Forest Nurseries, Inc.'s physical address in SAM.gov is 1838 Eastside Rd, Etna, CA 96027, USA.
Is CAL Forest Nurseries, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. CAL Forest Nurseries, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through July 6, 2027.
Who is CAL Forest Nurseries, Inc.'s parent company?
CAL Forest Nurseries, Inc. is part of Droneseed CO.
What is CAL Forest Nurseries, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
CAL Forest Nurseries, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is This requistion is to grow, pack and deliver approximately 720,000 conifer seedlings to be planted in the cedar creek… (1240BG26P0030), from Forest Service, on October 1, 2026.
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