Vegetation Management Services, Labor-Intensive - Contracting North Area
Added: Jan 05, 2016 12:46 pm Vegetation Management Services Labor Intensive - Contracting North, Pacific Northwest RegionThe U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Contracting North, requires labor-intensive, vegetation management services, such as: tree planting; pre-commercial thinning; pruning; hand piling of slash; manual tree fertilization; and manual herbicide application. The area of coverage for resulting contracts includes the national forests listed below, which have been split in to two zones, East and West, as indicated:1. East ZoneA. Colville National ForestB. Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest2. West ZoneA. Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestB. Olympic National ForestC. Gifford Pinchot National ForestD. Mt. Hood National ForestE. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaThe intent of this procurement is to establish up to ten (10) multiple award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity, (IDIQ) contracts with small business concerns for labor-intensive, vegetation management services.Contracts will be for five years. Government shall place orders totaling a minimum of $2,500.00 against each contract awarded. The maximum combined contract amount of all contracts awarded as a result of this solicitation is $10,000,000.00.The government will proceed to issue a solicitation as a Request for Proposals (RFP). This acquisition is 100 percent set-aside for small business concerns. Offerors will be evaluated on the basis of: (1) experience; (2) past performance; and (3) benefit to the local community. Preference will be given to vendors located in the counties which include a National Forest in Contracting North. Contract award will be to the offerors whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, is the best value to the government.This solicitation will be available on, or about, JAN 21, 2016.All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the government. Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract. Lack of registration in the SAM on the part of the offeror will render an offeror ineligible for award. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by contacting askSAM@gsa.gov, or via the Internet at http://www.sam.gov.For additional information contact Miley Sutherland, Contract Specalist, at (360) 956-2471, or Lynda (Roxanne) Hershey, at (360) 956-2438. AG-05G2-S-16-0001 Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region
1/5/16, 12:46 PM Labor-Intensive Forest Vegetation Management, IDIQ, Contracting Area NORTH
Added: Dec 07, 2015 1:19 pm Contracting Area North intends to issue a Request For Proposals (RFP) for labor-intensive forest vegetation management. Labor-intensive forest vegetation management includes: tree planting; seedling netting or tubing; pre-commercial thinning; pruning; slash piling; hand fertilization; and hand herbicide application. Labor-intensive vegetation management requires worker registration and safety requirements under the Labor Standards for Contracts Involving Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers.This acquisition is to meet the labor-intensive vegetation management requirements of the following national forests: East Zone: Colville National Forest and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest; and West Zone: Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest; Olympic National Forest; Gifford Pinchot National Forest; Mt. Hood National Forest; and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.This solicitation will result in up to ten (10) multiple-award, indefinite quantity contracts. The contract period is five (5) years. The maximum contract amount of all contracts combined will be $10.0 million.The RFP is expected to be released in January, 2016. AG-05G2-S-16-0001 Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region
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