International Forest Co Inc.

International Forest Co Inc., doing business as Ifco, is a for-profit forestry and nursery services company based in Pineville, Louisiana. The company specializes in growing and delivering containerized pine seedlings to support reforestation efforts across national forests and grasslands in the United States. Ifco has been a registered federal contractor since October 2003 and primarily provides services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The company's expertise lies in cultivating various pine species, including longleaf, shortleaf, loblolly, pitch, and table mountain pines, which are essential for restoring areas impacted by wildfires, insects, diseases, and other environmental factors.

Ifco has received numerous federal contract awards from the Forest Service, ranging from small purchase orders of a few thousand dollars to larger delivery orders exceeding $100,000. These contracts typically involve growing and delivering specific quantities of pine seedlings to various national forests and ranger districts across multiple states, primarily in the Southern and Eastern regions. For example, Ifco has provided seedlings for the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, Kisatchie National Forest, Angelina National Forest, Davy Crockett National Forest, Croatan National Forest, and Uwharrie National Forest, among others. The company's work supports critical reforestation initiatives, with some contracts specifying the exact acreage to be replanted. Ifco also occasionally provides related services, such as refrigerated truck rentals for seedling storage during planting operations.

The company holds a significant Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the USDA Forest Service Southern Region, awarded in September 2022. This $3.7 million single-award IDIQ contract (12444022D0010) allows Ifco to grow and deliver between 750,000 and 6.5 million containerized pine seedlings annually through October 2027. Under this IDIQ, the Forest Service has issued numerous firm fixed-price delivery orders to Ifco, ranging from $3,000 to $138,000, for various pine seedling species. The IDIQ contract covers the Southern, Eastern, and Research Service regions of the Forest Service, enabling efficient procurement of large quantities of seedlings for reforestation projects across a wide geographic area. This contract demonstrates Ifco's capacity to meet the substantial and ongoing needs of the Forest Service's reforestation programs, positioning the company as a key partner in maintaining and restoring the nation's forest ecosystems.