Chippewa Land Specialists LLC

Chippewa Land Specialists LLC is a self-certified small disadvantaged business and limited liability company headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin that specializes in providing real estate appraisal services to federal land management agencies. Registered in SAM.gov since May 26, 2021, the company serves as a critical vendor for federal land acquisition, conservation, and management initiatives across the United States. Chippewa Land Specialists maintains specialized expertise in conducting comprehensive market valuations and appraisal reports that comply with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (UASFLA) and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).

Chippewa Land Specialists LLC has demonstrated consistent performance through a substantial portfolio of federal contract awards, all structured as firm-fixed-price purchase orders set aside for total small businesses under NAICS code 531320 (Offices of Real Estate Appraisers). The company has received 14 prime federal contract awards from the Department of the Interior's Office of Policy Management and Budget, with contract values ranging from $5,500 to $19,500, collectively exceeding $162,500. These contracts have supported the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's land acquisition and management activities across multiple states, including appraisals for Waterfowl Production Areas and National Wildlife Refuges in Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Illinois. Representative assignments include appraisals of Detroit Island-2 in Door County, Wisconsin; Green Island in Marinette County, Wisconsin; properties in the Devils Lake Wetland Management District in North Dakota; multiple tracts in the Orrin, Fillmore County, and Overweg Waterfowl Production Areas; and complex parcels associated with conservation easements and wetland designations. The work performed demonstrates the company's capacity to handle diverse property types, including unimproved land ranging from approximately 10 acres to over 500 acres, and properties with encumbrances such as conservation easements and Nature Preserve designations.

Chippewa Land Specialists LLC holds a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the U.S. Forest Service's Region 9 - Eastern Region valued at $1,000,000 for appraisal services in Zone 1 of Minnesota. This indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract was awarded on August 17, 2021 and has a period of performance extending through August 23, 2025, providing the company with an established vehicle for delivering appraisal services to support the Forest Service's land acquisition and disposal processes. The BPA was awarded following a combined synopsis and solicitation set aside for total small businesses under the $8 million size standard for NAICS code 531320. This blanket purchase agreement serves as a critical contracting mechanism that enables the Forest Service to task Chippewa Land Specialists for appraisal work on an as-needed basis, demonstrating the agency's confidence in the company's technical qualifications, delivery capability, and past performance in executing federal land management appraisal projects.