Carden, James S

Carden, James S, doing business as Carden Construction, is a sole proprietorship registered in SAM.gov since September 23, 2003, located in Ackerman, Mississippi. The company primarily provides road maintenance and construction services to the U.S. federal government, specifically focusing on supporting the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region (Region 8). As a small business prime contractor, Carden Construction specializes in road infrastructure maintenance for National Forest System lands in Mississippi, offering services such as ditching, rock work, vegetation removal, aggregate spreading, mowing, blading, and hazard tree removal.

Through its federal contract awards, Carden Construction has consistently worked with the USDA Forest Service Southern Region, executing road maintenance and related services across multiple ranger districts including Tombigbee, Holly Springs, Lafayette Springs, Oxford, and Yalobusha County. The company's contract awards have ranged from $2,997 to $60,499, with no specific set-aside designations on most contracts except for two small business set-aside IDIQs. The work typically involves maintaining forest roads, performing infrastructure upkeep, and supporting land management operations. Carden Construction has demonstrated expertise in delivering firm fixed price delivery orders and purchase orders that support the Forest Service's mission of managing national forests and grasslands.

Carden Construction holds two significant Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC) with the USDA Forest Service Southern Region, each valued at $2 million. These contracts, set aside for total small business participation, cover road maintenance and construction services in the Mississippi National Forests' North Zone. The IDVs, with performance periods extending through 2027 and 2023 respectively, serve as umbrella vehicles for issuing task orders ranging from $20,000 to $60,000. Under these contracts, Carden Construction receives delivery orders for road maintenance activities in various ranger districts, enabling the Forest Service to efficiently manage its road infrastructure and support sustainable land management practices.