APP Foliar - IMG/Shope

The USDA Forest Service plans to award a BPA Call Order under contract number 12445026Q0046 for vegetation management services on the Pisgah National Forest, specifically within the Appalachian Ranger District located in Mars Hill, North Carolina. This procurement is exclusively open to companies already approved under the NC Vegetation Management Blanket Purchase Agreement, and no new proposals or responses are being solicited. The action is part of a pre-established contracting framework designed to streamline service delivery for forest management activities, with the work to be performed at the designated geographic location in North Carolina. The call order is titled APP Foliar - IMG/Shope and falls under the NAICS code 541620 for environmental consulting services. The opportunity was posted on July 8, 2026, with a response deadline set for July 23, 2026, at 3:59 a.m. Eastern Time. The contracting office is managed through the CSA East 10 USDA Forest Service office based in Atlanta, Georgia, but all performance work will occur in North Carolina. Primary point of contact for inquiries is Heather Harkley, with Nestor Rivera Gonzalez as the secondary contact, both reachable via USDA email addresses. This notice serves only as an announcement of intent to award; no competitive bids are being accepted at this stage, and only qualified BPA holders are eligible to receive the call order under the existing agreement.