Poenix Jeffrey

Poenix Jeffrey, a sole proprietorship based in Deer River, Minnesota, conducts botanical surveys and rare-plant species habitat reconnaissance for the U.S. Forest Service as a prime contractor under Total Small Business set-asides. All four awards in the source are 100% small-business set-aside purchase orders, with zero subcontract activity.

Poenix Jeffrey's work centers on Regional Forester Sensitive Species (RFSS) plant surveys and habitat reconnaissance across forest stands in the Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota. Representative awards include a $28,884.60 firm fixed-price purchase order (August 2024) for RFSS habitat surveys covering approximately 7,904 acres across 302 stands in the Ketchum project area with a December 2024 completion date; a $20,986 fixed-price order (March 2024) for RFSS survey reconnaissance on approximately 5,302 acres in the Deer River Ranger District with a February 2024 deadline; an $11,057.76 order (August 2025) for Regional Forester Sensitive Species plant surveys across 227 stands totaling 2,488 acres; and an $11,139.15 order (August 2026) for botanical surveys including noxious-weed identification using Random Meander survey methodology, GPS recording in NAD83 datum, and Plant Element Occurrence forms with photographs and coordinates. Work is performed at Chippewa National Forest locations in Deer River, Minnesota, with reporting to Contracting Officer Representatives.

Customer concentration is singular: all four awards fund USDA Forest Service Region 9 (Eastern Region) programs, with $51 thousand across three awards to the regional office and $21 thousand to the Forest Service broadly, accounting for 100% of combined potential value. All $72 thousand in potential value has been obligated. Award volume shows one award in 2024, one in 2025, and one in 2026, with no awards currently facing recompete inside the next twenty-four months. Work falls across Support Activities for Forestry and Surveying and Mapping services NAICS categories, with all three most recent awards closing by September 2026 or earlier.