Lawson Henry

Lawson Henry Owner Division, a sole proprietorship based in Durbin, West Virginia, provides timber stand improvement and vegetation management services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides. The company operates exclusively on a single-award IDIQ vehicle — the North Zone Timber Stand Improvement IDIQ (contract 12444323D0008) — valued at $356,813 and awarded by the Forest Service Eastern Region (Region 9) on May 18, 2023, running through May 17, 2028. All eight federal awards in the source are delivery orders under this vehicle, with place of performance across West Virginia National Forest System lands, including the Monongahela National Forest and areas near Marlinton, Parsons, Elkins, and Bartow.

Lawson Henry's capability portfolio is focused and specialized: crop tree release (selective removal of competing vegetation to enhance timber growth), grapevine removal (eliminating competitive species from preferred timber stands), and mechanical precommercial thinning (density reduction to improve forest health and wildfire resilience). Representative recent work includes a $23,652 crop tree release order for 219 acres in Bartow, West Virginia, awarded August 31, 2026; a $21,210 crop tree release order covering 202 acres across three Monongahela locations, awarded May 8, 2025; and a $19,380 grapevine removal order in Parsons, West Virginia, awarded May 18, 2026. Work is performed under firm fixed-price delivery orders and supports the Forest Service's forest health, timber productivity, and wildfire risk reduction objectives.

Customer concentration is absolute: 100% of awards are with the Department of Agriculture Forest Service, with all seven recorded delivery orders placed by Region 9–Eastern Region. Combined potential value across all eight awards totals $459 thousand, with $102 thousand obligated to date (22% execution rate), reflecting the early-stage posture of a vendor seated on a single vehicle. Three delivery orders carrying combined potential value of $64 thousand have ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete opportunity. Activity is steady: one award in 2023 (the parent IDIQ), three in 2024, two in 2025, and two in 2026. Lawson Henry operates under NAICS Support Activities for Forestry (all eight awards) and PSC Natural Resources/Conservation–Other, with no subcontract footprint or multi-vehicle positioning.