Pender Land Improvements, LLC

Pender Land Improvements, LLC is a small disadvantaged business located in Washington, North Carolina, with a division doing business as Pender Land Improvements. The company specializes in providing comprehensive land management, development, and support services to federal agencies, with a primary focus on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service. As a versatile contractor, Pender Land Improvements offers a wide range of services including vegetation management, trail maintenance, equipment rental, fire suppression assistance, and general land stewardship activities across National Forests and grasslands in the Southern United States.

The company has consistently secured federal contract awards, primarily from the USDA Forest Service's Southern Region (Region 8), for land improvement and development services. These contracts have encompassed a variety of tasks, including vegetation management, trail maintenance, equipment provision, and fire suppression support. Pender Land Improvements has been awarded numerous delivery orders under multiple contract vehicles, with contract values ranging from $1,050 to $154,137.50. The majority of these contracts have been firm fixed-price delivery orders, and while most were not designated with specific set-aside provisions, the company has leveraged its status as a small disadvantaged business to secure these federal contracts. The work has primarily been concentrated in North Carolina, specifically in the Asheville area, supporting the Forest Service's land management and conservation efforts.

Pender Land Improvements, LLC holds four significant Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicles, three of which are with the National Interagency Fire Center and one with the USDA Forest Service Southern Region. These IDIQ contracts, each valued at $250,000, cover a range of services including water handling resources, heavy equipment provision, and land management support. The contracts are designed to provide the Forest Service with equipment, personnel, transportation, and logistical resources for wildland fire protection, emergency response, and prescribed project work. The IDVs utilize total small business set-asides and are multiple-award contracts, allowing the company to provide services such as feller bunchers, mulchers/masticators, road graders, skidders, and other heavy equipment support for fire suppression and land improvement activities across Forest Service Regions 3 and 8.