The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Summitt Forests, Inc. to provide stewardship services on the Superior National Forest in Minnesota. The contract has a potential value of $10,000,000 and a period of performance through April 2024.
Under this IDC, the Forest Service has issued task orders for specific projects such as a $57,970 firm fixed price delivery order for noxious weed treatment on several ranger districts. The original solicitation indicates the contract aims to complete restoration work through commercial timber harvesting and forestry service activities to assist local economies, with work potentially including road/trail maintenance, vegetation management, fire hazard reduction, habitat restoration, and invasive species control. The contract utilizes the stewardship contracting authority granted to the Forest Service, allowing the trading of goods (timber) for services. Summitt Forests, a for-profit company specializing in vegetation management and forestry services for federal land management agencies, was awarded this multiple award IDC to compete for and perform these various forest management and stewardship tasks.