# Black Hills National Forest - Vexar Tubing and Stakes for Tree Planting

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1240lp25q0013

- Solicitation number: 1240LP25Q0013
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Forstat Inc. for $27,450.00
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Forest Service
- Contracting office: Black Hills National Forest (1267T0)
- NAICS: 111421 Nursery and Tree Production
- Product or service code: 4710 Pipe, Tube and Rigid Tubing
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Custer, South Dakota
- County: Custer County (FIPS 46033). https://abierto.us/counties/custer-county-sd-46033
- City: Custer. https://abierto.us/cities/custer-sd-4615140
- First posted: March 12, 2025
- Last posted: March 24, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5f9a98de86444caf96d0d91971e24942/view

## Description

Description of Requirement The Black Hills National Forest is requesting to purchase 75,000 Vexar tubes and 75,000 wooden stakes used for tree planting. The Vexar mesh tubes are for seedling protection and need to be 4” in diameter by 18” tall. The wooden stakes need to have cedar arrow shafts that are 3/8” in diameter and about 30” to 32” long. Bamboo stakes are not acceptable. Delivery Date and Delivery Location Delivery is to be made to the TePee Ranger District Work Center, 14 MILES West of Custer, South Dakota on highway 16. Delivery needs to be on or before April 1, 2025.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Forstat Inc. (UEI MN9MMDU98L87)
- Contract: 1240LP25P0019, purchase order
- Obligated: $27,450.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 2 offers received
- Link: award number 1240LP25P0019 equals the contract number; same sub-agency 12C2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1240LP25P0019_12C2_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- March 12, 2025: Solicitation, due March 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice fe3f43c26a1e4989a10a2b9c0781f459. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/fe3f43c26a1e4989a10a2b9c0781f459/view
- March 24, 2025: Award notice. Notice 5f9a98de86444caf96d0d91971e24942. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5f9a98de86444caf96d0d91971e24942/view

## Points of contact

- Bryan Reeves, bryan.reeves@usda.gov

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