Federal contracting in Alaska, Nov. 2 to 4: Forest Service adds $28,772 for Mendenhall plan design

The U.S. Forest Service added $28,772 on Nov. 3 to Anchorage-based ECI, Inc.'s order for design work on the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center master plan in Juneau. Federal obligations on the order now total $3,233,939. It was the largest addition among 10 federal contract actions involving Alaska firms recorded Nov. 2 through Nov. 4.

Coast Guard, Interior and State Department actions run from Ketchikan to Arlington

The U.S. Coast Guard deobligated $67 on Nov. 3 from a purchase order for oily waste offload at Base Ketchikan with Ketchikan-based Full Cycle LLC, leaving $8,769. That work ran July 29 to Sept. 30. The Coast Guard also obligated $8,576 the same day to Sholl's Security Solutions LLC of Kodiak for locksmith work at the Base Ketchikan Armory, running Oct. 30 through Nov. 30.

The Department of the Interior placed two orders Nov. 4 under blanket purchase agreements, standing deals for repeat work. Dominion Propeller Corp. of Anchorage received $15,000 for fixed-wing aircraft propeller maintenance through Nov. 14. Alaska Aircraft Sales, Inc. of Anchorage received $17,638 for annual and non-routine maintenance on the N714 aircraft, part of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service's government-owned fleet in Alaska, through Nov. 13.

The Department of State removed excess funds Nov. 3 from two delivery orders with Anchorage-based PACARCTIC, LLC for a Secretary III administrative assistant in Arlington, Virginia. The first order, which ran Aug. 28, 2024, to Aug. 27, 2025, had $990 removed and stands at $106,681. The second, which ran through Aug. 27, had $2,073 removed and stands at $116,737.

Forest Service adds $28,772 to Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center master plan work

The Forest Service first obligated money on the ECI order on Sept. 29, 2023. The project carries the label of the Great American Outdoors Act. Modification P00009 is for master plan design, according to the federal record. The order is scheduled to stay active through March 31, 2027.

GSA buys paper from Anchorage's ASCI Federal Services

The General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service issued three delivery orders Nov. 2 to ASCI Federal Services LLC of Anchorage. The largest was $1,957 for copying paper. The others were $232 for toilet paper and $44 for writing pads.

All three orders closed Thursday.