Palmer Soil & Water Conservation District

Palmer Soil & Water Conservation District, a local government entity based in Wasilla, Alaska, operates as a prime recipient of federal cooperative agreements focused on land rehabilitation, environmental restoration, and natural resource management on military installations and Department of Interior wildlife lands. The District is a U.S. local government entity without commercial business structure and competes entirely under full-and-open federal grant mechanisms rather than set-asides.

The District's capability footprint centers on Integrated Training Area Management (ITAM) support, soil and water conservation, erosion control, vegetation and habitat rehabilitation, and compliance with environmental regulations on military training lands. Recent representative work includes a $1.474 million cooperative agreement from the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Alaska (CFDA 12.005, Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations) awarded in August 2026 for land rehabilitation and maintenance support at Richardson Training Area, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, with performance through August 2027; a prior $537,855 cooperative agreement for similar services at the same installation (April 2023 through May 2024); and a $212,985 agreement for Richardson Training Area land rehabilitation and maintenance through October 2024 (awarded April 2023). The District also holds a June 2024 cooperative agreement from the Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 7 extending through December 2029 to address habitat degradation in the Matsu Basin through partnership-based shoreline and riverbank restoration, leveraging a 2015 survey identifying 1,821 potential restoration projects across 35 waterbodies.

Customer concentration is heavily tilted toward Army installations and commands in Alaska. The Department of the Army Installation Management Command Pacific Region anchors the portfolio with 16 awards carrying $13.4 million in combined potential value, followed by the Department of the Army Pacific Command (16 awards, $4.1 million) and the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Alaska (15 awards). These three command elements account for 96% of combined potential value across all awards. The District operates as a prime recipient across all 101 recent federal awards; no sub-award activity is present in the portfolio.

The District places work under three principal indefinite delivery contracts with the Army: W912CZ09D0017 (28 task orders, $7.6 million combined potential value), W912CZ04D0006 (20 task orders, $2.6 million), and DAPC4998D0050 (15 task orders). Award activity has stabilized at roughly one to two new awards annually since 2022, with only one award facing completion in the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. The portfolio spans 101 awards since 2000 with a combined potential value of $19.3 million, though obligated dollars total $30 million, reflecting heavy task-order execution against the indefinite delivery vehicles.