Indefinite Delivery Contract AG0343C170054

The Indefinite Delivery Contract was awarded by the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R1-Northern Region to provide mechanical fuels treatment services. The multiple award IDV established blanket purchase agreement terms with 20 contractors including Ten Lakes Forestry And Excavation, Inc. to rapidly acquire heavy equipment for wildfire, disaster, and emergency response from 2017-2023. Resultant task orders funded feller bunchers, skidders, excavators, and operators to conduct mechanical thinning, timber harvesting, biomass removal, and pile burning operations across Northern Region 1 National Forests and two BLM offices. Task orders ranged from $3,900 to $128,000 and extended performance through 2023 to support wildfire risk reduction efforts.

Relevant task orders issued to Ten Lakes Forestry And Excavation, Inc. under the IDV include mechanical fuels treatment projects on the Kootenai National Forest from 2017-2022. Services performed involved mechanical piling and pile burning using excavators on various forest units. Task order descriptions specify locations and acreages treated in Montana and Idaho. Performance periods ranged from one month to one year with values between $8,000- $128,000. The purpose of the contracted work is to provide heavy equipment, operators, and forest stand improvement activities to reduce hazardous fuels and support wildland fire management initiatives in the Northern Region.