Monongahela National Forest - Tree Cages for Planted Seedlings

The contract awards SHABA CONTRACTING a firm-fixed-price order totaling $89,505.00 to furnish and install 60-inch-tall, 14-gauge welded wire tree cages around planted seedlings across multiple timber harvest units within the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. The work, which must be completed by October 27, 2026, involves installing 2,725 cages using specified materials including two 5-foot fiberglass stakes and one 6-foot steel wire per cage, all in accordance with approved caging maps and technical specifications outlined in the Statement of Work. Payment is tied to verified installations and must be submitted electronically via the Invoice Processing Platform. The contract is structured as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5 and is awarded to a small business with additional socioeconomic certifications including HubZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, and 8(a) eligibility. The contractor is required to comply with federal labor standards under Wage Determination 1981-1254, Rev. 71, and must adhere to a comprehensive set of FAR clauses governing subcontracting, ethics, employment practices, environmental compliance, cybersecurity, and reporting obligations including Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion requirements under FAR 52.222-90. All work must be performed without government supervision, and the contractor retains full responsibility for workforce management, site restoration, and adherence to environmental protections. The place of performance is the Monongahela National Forest, with delivery and acceptance occurring at the USDA Forest Service office in Petersburg, WV. No option periods, extensions, or alternate FOB terms are included, and no security clearances are required. The contracting officer is Patrick Jones, with electronic invoicing the sole approved method of payment.