The Bureau of Land Management's Oregon-Washington Region awarded a $175,230 purchase order to Ascent Services LLC, a small business concern, for coarse woody debris creation services in Tillamook County, Oregon. The contract, awarded on April 22, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of December 1, 2025, involves tree manipulation activities designed to create wildlife habitat structures and downed woody material. Work includes saw topping trees ranging from 16 to 30 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH), high girdling trees from 16 to 30 inches DBH, and base girdling and felling trees from 16 to 24 inches DBH across multiple project units. The contract is structured as a firm fixed-price purchase order with pricing evaluated on a per-tree basis.
This total small business set-aside contract supports the Bureau of Land Management's habitat restoration and forest management objectives in the Pacific Northwest. Ascent Services LLC was selected from proposals submitted in response to a solicitation posted March 7, 2024, with a March 14, 2024 deadline. The contractor must comply with all applicable safety requirements, documentation standards, and licensing obligations throughout the approximately 20-month performance period ending December 1, 2025.