# Washington State Department of Natural Resources 93-103617

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**Recipient:** USDA Forest Service

**Award Amount:** $2,925.00
**Ceiling:** $2,925.00

**Awarded:** April 21, 2022
**Period of Performance:** Apr 21, 2022 - Sep 26, 2022

**Identifier:** 93-103617

This purchase order involves the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, a state agency, issuing a contract to the USDA Forest Service for a rental agreement for an office space and a memorandum of agreement with Oregon State University for participation in the Vegetation Management Research Cooperative (VMRC). The contract with USDA Forest Service covers a rental agreement for a 10x40 office space at Chewelah Airport, Olympia, Washington, amounting to $2,925. The agreement with Oregon State University is for participation in the VMRC, with funding of $12,400 per year plus a 5% increase, ongoing from 2022, with no immediate cost. The contract with USDA is identified as a non-competitive exempt IAA, and the MOA with OSU is similarly exempt. Key contacts include Dave Ritchie and Florian Deisenhofer at the Department of Natural Resources, and Josh Aselton from USDA and Carlos Gonzalez at OSU. Locations include Olympia, WA, and Corvallis, OR. The likely competitors for similar contracts are not explicitly listed, but potential competitors might include other federal or state agencies and universities involved in vegetation management research.

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