# Notice of Intent to Award a BPA Call Order against Reforestation/NNIS BPA at the Francis-Marion & Sumter National Forests in South Carolina.

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/12444726q0067

- Solicitation number: 12444726F0071
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as special notice)
- Status: Awarded to Garcia Forest Service LLC for $49,469.00
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Forest Service
- Contracting office: Usda-Fs, Csa East 8 (124447)
- NAICS: 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
- Product or service code: F014 Tree Thinning Services
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Mountain Rest, South Carolina
- First posted: July 31, 2026
- Last posted: September 10, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e06c399a7dda4e238e109a807c7e4ed7/view

## Description

BPA Call Order Exceeding $20,000 Synopsis Requisition 1174067. The USDA Forest Service (USFS) intends to issue a competitive Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Call Order for Reforestation and Non-Native Invasive Species (NNIS) services on the Francis-Marion and Sumter National Forests in South Carolina. This Call Order will be awarded under multiple award schedule BPAs previously established for these services.

The scope of work includes site preparation using manual, mechanical, chemical, or combined methods, planting of various tree, shrub, herbaceous, and grass species, stand improvement activities, treatments for non-native invasive species, watershed improvement activities, and the creation of wildlife openings. This notification is not a solicitation and does not constitute a request for proposals or submission of information in response.

Procurement is restricted to companies approved for call orders under the Reforestation/NNIS Service Blanket Purchase Agreement for USFS. Approximately twenty businesses will receive this solicitation, which will be issued via email to those listed on the BPA. Any changes to the Call Order RFQ will also be communicated by email to those companies. The point of contact for this requirement is winston.buchanan@usda.gov.

The requirement will be competitively awarded as a BPA Call Order against the previously solicited BPAs posted on SAM.gov. The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Garcia Forest Service LLC (UEI QQMXBPH5JKP2)
- Contract: 12444726F0071 under 12444121A0004, bpa call
- Obligated: $49,469.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 2 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 12444726Q0067 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 124447 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_12444726F0071_12C2_12444121A0004_12C2/


## Publications

- July 31, 2026: Special notice, due September 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice 62a5654a30dc477f881e741bb8bf31ea. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/62a5654a30dc477f881e741bb8bf31ea/view
- September 10, 2026: Award notice. Notice e06c399a7dda4e238e109a807c7e4ed7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e06c399a7dda4e238e109a807c7e4ed7/view

## Points of contact

- Winston Buchanan, winston.buchanan@usda.gov, 4344393594

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