Helena Weed Control, LLC

Helena Weed Control, LLC, a for-profit limited liability partnership based in Clancy, Montana, operates exclusively as a prime contractor on federal weed control and invasive species management delivery orders issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, competing under total small business set-asides on its core IDV vehicle and full-and-open on individual task orders.

Helena Weed Control's capability portfolio centers on ground-based herbicide application, noxious weed spraying, and invasive plant management across federal lands in the western United States, with particular depth in post-wildfire recovery and vegetation control along roads, trails, timber sale areas, and recreational sites. The vendor specializes in support activities for forestry (246 awards across its portfolio) and natural resources conservation work. Representative task orders include a $135,400 invasive weed spraying delivery order from USDA Forest Service Region 1 Northern Region (awarded June 2024, running through September 2025 with performance in Livingston, Montana), a $144,835 firm fixed-price order for Joint Chiefs Elkhorns weed spraying in Townsend, Montana (June 2023), and a $116,474 weed treatment order for the Joint Chiefs Johnny Crow Project in the Townsend area (June 2024). Smaller task orders range from $5,070 to $66,824 and address disaster recovery (Beartooth Flood, Bridger Foothills Fire, Miller Peak Fire, Woods Creek Fire, and post-fire herbicide application across multiple ranger districts).

Customer concentration is extreme. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 1 Northern Region accounts for 210 of 251 awards (93% coverage) and $23.7 million of the $24.6 million combined potential value. The top five customer agencies collectively represent 98% of combined potential value, with subordinate activity from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service (non-Region 1), Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas (5 awards, $112 thousand), Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation (1 award, $139 thousand), Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (7 awards, no dollar value in source), and Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Rocky Mountain Region (1 award, $7 thousand). The single-award IDV vehicle with USDA Forest Service Region 1 Northern Region, valued at $9,999,995 and running through March 31, 2027, anchors the entire prime footprint and serves as the parent for the overwhelming majority of task orders.

Helena Weed Control holds five named IDV positions, all with USDA Forest Service Region 1 Northern Region. The current master vehicle (Indefinite Delivery Contract 1284LL22D0002) carries 38 task orders worth $1.3 million combined potential value. The legacy USFS Region 1 Ground Based Weed Spraying 2017-2022 contract generated 59 task orders for $1.3 million before expiration. Additional active vehicles include Indefinite Delivery Contracts AG03K0C120022 (46 task orders, $694 thousand), AG0398C120006 (16 task orders, $220 thousand), and AG0355C140009 (13 task orders, $416 thousand). All represent single-award vehicles under which Helena Weed Control serves as the sole contractor.

Activity declined sharply in recent years—from 14 awards in 2024 to 5 in 2026 and 1 in 2027 (through early June). The recompete cliff presents minimal near-term pressure: only one award ($62 thousand combined potential value) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. However, the vendor's revenue concentration and reliance on a single region and customer agency create structural vulnerability. The source carries 251 total awards spanning 1999 to June 2027, with combined potential value of $24.6 million and $5.8 million in obligated dollars (24% of potential value). Helena Weed Control operates no subcontract relationships and performs 100% of work as prime.