# Tree Caging for the Monongahela National Forest

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/12444324q0025

- Solicitation number: 12444324Q0025
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Aster Hardwoods LLC for $51,000.00
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Forest Service
- Contracting office: Monongahela National Forest (123434)
- NAICS: 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
- Product or service code: F018 Other Range/Forest Improvements Services (non-construction)
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Petersburg, West Virginia
- County: Grant County (FIPS 54023). https://abierto.us/counties/grant-county-wv-54023
- City: Petersburg. https://abierto.us/cities/petersburg-wv-5462956
- First posted: March 5, 2024
- Last posted: April 16, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/89d2fbaa82094e4f9fc01ae323d07631/view

## Description

Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials (except for government-furnished property identified in section 140 in SOW), supervision, transportation, equipment, supplies, and perform all work necessary for tree cage construction and placement accordance with the specifications, provisions, and clauses of this solicitation and any resultant contract. This work is necessary to prevent deer browsing and ensure proper regeneration of preferred trees.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Aster Hardwoods LLC (UEI V8MTPL7VGAD7)
- Contract: 12444324P0027, purchase order
- Obligated: $17,820.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 8 offers received
- Link: award number 12444324P0027 equals the contract number; same sub-agency 12C2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_12444324P0027_12C2_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- March 5, 2024: Solicitation, due March 22, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 4ec5e604e2734c7081502298c13a6400. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4ec5e604e2734c7081502298c13a6400/view
- March 6, 2024: Solicitation, due March 22, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice cb3d8eef64a14dc4808ace15e85ad58f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cb3d8eef64a14dc4808ace15e85ad58f/view
- March 14, 2024: Solicitation, due March 22, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 63b0b7bff5b643438b1d5f93174b0e17. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/63b0b7bff5b643438b1d5f93174b0e17/view
- April 16, 2024: Award notice. Notice 89d2fbaa82094e4f9fc01ae323d07631. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/89d2fbaa82094e4f9fc01ae323d07631/view

## Points of contact

- Keith Reichard, keith.reichard@usda.gov

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