Seed and Grain Planting, Chena Flood Control Project, North Pole, Alaska

The contract involves seed and grain planting services for the Chena Flood Control Project located in North Pole, Alaska, under solicitation number W911KB-10-T-0018. It is a total small business set-aside contract administered by the Department of Defense, specifically the W2SN Endist Alaska office based in Anchorage, Alaska. The contract is classified under NAICS code 561730 and covers planting over a five-year period with performance in North Pole, Alaska. Key contacts for the contract include Kimberly D. Tripp as the Contract Specialist and Christine A. Dale as the Contracting Officer. Several bids were received for this solicitation, with Elsberry Farms offering $80 per acre totaling $80,000 for five years, Midstate Equipment at $97.50 per acre totaling $97,500, Hawk Enterprises quoting $200 per acre totaling $200,000, and Rock and Dirt Environmental, Inc. proposing a tiered pricing structure starting at $250 per acre in the first year and increasing annually to $292.47 per acre in the fifth year, totaling $270,818. The contract's competitive pricing and duration reflect the scope and scale of the planting work required for the flood control project.