Headwaters Flying Service LLC

Headwaters Flying Service LLC, a small business based in Three Forks, Montana, provides aerial herbicide application and vegetation management services for federal land management agencies, operating exclusively as a prime contractor on total small business set-aside purchase orders issued by the Department of the Interior.

The company is a for-profit limited liability corporation competing under 100% small business set-asides across its federal footprint. Recent awards span two primary Interior customer lines: the Bureau of Land Management's Idaho Region (5 awards, $574 thousand combined potential value) and the Montana-Dakotas Region (4 awards, $324 thousand combined potential value), with a single award from the Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 ($49 thousand). All ten awards in the source data are prime contracts; the vendor has no subcontract or grant-recipient activity.

Headwaters Flying Service LLC's work centers on invasive species and hazardous fuel management on federal lands. Representative recent contracts include a $243,123 purchase order from BLM Idaho Region (August 2026) for herbicide application across 3,677 acres at three Tri-State Fuel Breaks sites south of Boise to reduce noxious and invasive vegetation, a $134,833 BLM Montana-Dakotas award (September 2025) for aerial Imazapic application across 4,731 acres to control cheatgrass near Virginia City, and a $159,115 BLM Dillon Field Office contract (September 2024) for downy brome and spotted knapweed treatment on 5,291 acres. The Fish and Wildlife Service award from September 2025 covered herbicide treatment at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Montana for $48,990. Work is classified primarily under NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) and 561730 (Landscaping Services), with PSC codes clustered in natural resources conservation (aerial spraying and land treatment practices) and environmental systems protection.

Activity has been episodic — two awards in 2020, a two-year gap, then two awards in 2024, four in 2025, and two in 2026. The vendor carries no parent contract vehicles, IDIQs, or BPAs in the source data; all work flows from direct purchase orders. The combined potential value of awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months stands at $223 thousand (two awards), representing modest recompete opportunity. Customer concentration is absolute — 100% of awards fund Interior Department programs, with BLM Idaho Region anchoring 60% of total potential value across its western vegetation-control footprint.

We offer custom ground and aerial application. We specifically specialize in production agriculture along with range and pasture. We utilize state-of-the-art GPS mapping and guidance systems to ensure precision application. Our team of knowledgeable agronomists will be able to recommend the proper perception for the job.

Differentiators

I am the only company in the northwest large enough to offer fixed wing, rotor wing, and aerial application services. Along with providing in-house agronomy services. We provide agricultural service all across Montana and as far away as Iowa. We are easily mobile and ready to travel anywhere to complete a job.