High Country Weed Control LLC

High Country Weed Control LLC, a woman-owned small disadvantaged business based in Declo, Idaho, delivers herbicide application and invasive species treatment services to federal land management agencies as a prime contractor exclusively under total small business set-asides. The company operates as a partnership or limited liability corporation and competes entirely on set-aside vehicles, with 100% of recent awards designated for small businesses.

The vendor's concrete capability footprint centers on noxious weed and invasive plant control across federal public lands using herbicide application methods including backpack sprayers, ATVs, and UTVs, supplemented by mule packing services for backcountry expedition support. Representative work includes a $120,400 purchase order from the Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region (awarded April 2026) for herbicide treatment across approximately 2,800 acres of BLM-administered land in Elko, Nevada, targeting Scotch thistle, black henbane, Canada thistle, hoary cress, Russian knapweed, and leafy spurge; a $73,523 purchase order from the National Park Service Pacific West Region (August 2024) for invasive plant treatment using Indaziflam across 204 acres at Craters of the Moon National Monument; and an $80,538 purchase order from the BLM Idaho Region (May 2025) for herbicide application across approximately 1,000 acres in six project locations throughout Idaho employing Chlorsulfuron, 2,4-D Amine, and Aminopyralid.

Customer concentration is extreme. The Department of the Interior accounts for 100% of awards across five sub-agencies: the BLM Idaho Region leads with seven awards worth $700 thousand combined potential value, the BLM Nevada Region placed one $120 thousand award, the Bureau of Reclamation issued two awards worth $195 thousand combined, and the National Park Service Pacific West Region awarded three contracts worth $88 thousand. The vendor holds two parent vehicles, both Blanket Purchase Agreements with the BLM Idaho Region: a $200 thousand single-award BPA (effective through December 2026, awarded May 2022) that has generated three call orders worth $59 thousand combined, and a $350 thousand single-award BPA (effective through May 2031, awarded May 2026) issued under total small business set-aside with three call orders worth $44 thousand combined. Both vehicles are unit-price contracts compensating the contractor per acre for satisfactorily treated areas.

Activity accelerated year over year from two awards in 2022 to five in 2026, though individual award values remain modest (ranging from $3,900 to $120,400). Three awards totaling $44 thousand in combined potential value face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete exposure. The vendor operates exclusively in the field (no subcontract footprint) and has established a sustained relationship with BLM Idaho Region spanning multiple years under standing purchase agreements, with work performed across southeastern Idaho public lands and specialized capability in steep-terrain herbicide application and species-specific invasive plant treatment.