Teaming and Self-Performance
27+ contract actions as prime. We self-perform, and we team in both directions.
This firm primes. It has performed 27+ of 27+ contract actions as prime across 4+ agencies and four departments, with two active BPAs of its own. It self-performs the work with its own crews and equipment rather than brokering it to local subcontractors.
What failure in this discipline costs
The vegetation scope carries a specific and predictable failure mode.
A limb through a visitor center roof is not a maintenance issue. It is an incident on federal property, reported to the agency, documented in the file, and attached to the contractor who put the crew on the ground.
A damaged headstone in a national cemetery is not a repair. It is a desecration of a grave, a notification to the family, and a congressional interest item. The prime carries that.
A schedule slip that pushes the whole project, or an incident report that follows the contractor through the next source selection, is the cost of assigning the vegetation scope to a crew that has never stood under one of these trees.
What we bring to a team
Six things a partner can verify before the proposal goes in.
Documented federal past performance as prime.
13+ awards, 27+ contract actions, 4+ agencies, all performed as prime contractor. Evaluators can score every line of it against the PWS.
Two active contract vehicles.
NCA Pacific District BPA 36C78624A50406 through August 2029, executed through 14+ task orders; and USDA Forest Service LMIR BPA 12363N26A4227, $50,000,000 ceiling, active through March 6 2033, $0 obligated. The vehicles exist.
A clean record.
Zero damage incidents and zero disruptions to federal operations across 27+ contract actions.
Credentialed supervision.
Work is supervised by an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist on staff, a credential held by fewer than 1,300 professionals worldwide. TRAQ qualified risk assessment, ANSI A300 and Z133 compliance on every site.
Emergency mobilization in 24 hours.
We mobilize against a 48-hour contractual standard. When a storm event creates a new hazard overnight, the clock is already running.
Small business participation.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. The socioeconomic credit is real, but it is the last item on this list, not the first.
How we fit
Teaming runs both directions.
Partnering on large federal vegetation work
Firms pursuing large federal vegetation contracts can bring us on as a teammate with prime past performance an evaluator can actually score. We contribute the vegetation methodology, the JHA and TRAQ approach, and the past performance citations. The proposal reads as one team, not a prime with a name attached.
Bringing subcontractors onto our own awards
We hold our own contracts and bring subcontractors onto our awards for specialty scope. The prime relationship, the reporting, and the quality standard stay with us. A partner working under our award gets a defined scope, a credentialed supervisor, and a clean record to work within.
Task order execution under our vehicles
We hold the NCA Pacific District BPA and execute task orders directly. If a partner's award touches a national cemetery in California or Oregon, the vehicle is already in place and we can coordinate on adjacent scope without a new procurement cycle. We also hold the USDA Forest Service LMIR BPA, with a $50,000,000 ceiling and $0 obligated to date, available for upcoming Forest Service call orders.
Self-performance
We own the crews and the equipment.
This firm puts its own crews and equipment on site. It does not win a contract and then call local companies to do the work. The arborists who plan the job are the arborists who execute it.
Self-performance is what makes the record clean. The same credentialed supervision that writes the JHA and the TRAQ assessment is on the ground running the cordon, the rigging, and the crane. There is no handoff between a firm that bids the work and a different firm that performs it.
When we bring a subcontractor onto one of our awards, it is for a defined specialty scope under our supervision. The quality standard, the reporting, and the record stay with us.
What we need from you
Four things that let us price accurately and execute safely.
Site access for a walk before pricing.
We will not price a hazard tree from a photograph. A walk of the site lets us read the targets, the terrain, and the constraints that determine which method applies.
The actual PWS, not a summary.
A summary drops the clauses that govern how the work is done. We need the full performance work statement, including the environmental and cultural resource requirements, to scope accurately.
Honest constraints on closure windows and ceremony schedules.
If the site cannot close, we plan around it. If a burial is scheduled at 0900, we are not dropping a tree at 0855. Tell us the real constraints and we will sequence to them.
A realistic mobilization runway.
We can be on site in 24 hours for an emergency. For a planned scope, a realistic runway lets us schedule the crane, the crew, and the disposal route without compressing the safety margin.
Federal registration
Verify the registration in SAM.gov.
| UEI | GZ3XMZPPKA59 |
|---|---|
| CAGE | 9NKZ6 |
| Primary NAICS | 561730 |
| Additional NAICS | 115310, 113310 |
| PSC | F014, S208, F018 |
| SAM.gov registration | Active |
Contract vehicles
Two active Blanket Purchase Agreements.
| Vehicle | Number | Agency | Role | Ceiling | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCA Pacific District Blanket Purchase Agreement | 36C78624A50406 | Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration | Prime | Active through August 2029 | |
| USDA Forest Service LMIR Blanket Purchase Agreement | 12363N26A4227 | USDA Forest Service | Prime | $50,000,000 | Active through March 6 2033 |
The USDA Forest Service LMIR BPA carries $0 obligated to date; no calls have been awarded against it.
Frequently asked questions
What federal buyers ask before they call.
Can The Arborist partner on a federal contract?↓
Yes. The firm teams as both a prime and a subcontractor, contributing documented prime past performance, ISA BCMA supervision, and specialized hazard tree/fuels reduction capabilities.
What contract vehicles does The Arborist hold?↓
The Arborist holds two active Blanket Purchase Agreements: NCA Pacific District BPA 36C78624A50406, four national cemeteries in CA and OR, executed through 14+ task orders, active through August 2029; and USDA Forest Service LMIR BPA 12363N26A4227, $50,000,000 ceiling, active through March 6 2033, no calls awarded to date, $0 obligated.
What are The Arborist's UEI and CAGE codes?↓
UEI: GZ3XMZPPKA59 | CAGE: 9NKZ6.
Does The Arborist have documented federal past performance?↓
Yes. The portfolio includes 27+ contract actions across 13+ federal awards with the National Park Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Cemetery Administration, and USDA Forest Service.
What socioeconomic certifications does The Arborist hold?↓
The Arborist is a verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).
Has The Arborist performed as a prime or a subcontractor?↓
100% of the company's federal performance record (27+ of 27+ contract actions) was performed as a prime contractor.
Next step
Send the PWS and we will tell you what the vegetation scope actually requires.
The fastest way to find out whether we fit your team is to send the performance work statement. We will read it, walk the site if access is available, and come back with a method and a price.
You can also read about who leads the firm, review the five operational environments we work in, or examine the federal past performance record before you reach out.