Central OR Mechanical Hazardous Fuel Reduction

Award Date 9/1/2023
Last Date To Order 8/31/2028
Shared Ceiling $145M
Federal Agency
National Office
Contract Type
Master IDIQ
Predecessor
Not listed
Successors

The Central Oregon Mechanical Hazardous Fuel Reduction Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a multiple-award vehicle designed to provide comprehensive mechanical fuels management services on public lands in central Oregon. The contract encompasses a range of specialized services including mechanical severing, piling, grinding, mowing, yarding, forwarding, and fireline construction and maintenance. Awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), this contract supports critical wildfire prevention and ecosystem management efforts across public lands in the region, with a total shared ceiling of $145 million and a performance period extending through August 31, 2028.

Recent task orders demonstrate the contract's practical application, with awards primarily going to small businesses specializing in forestry and land management services. Quicksilver Contracting Co. has been a frequent recipient, securing delivery orders ranging from $148,680 for mowing services in the Lapine Basin to $367,551 for mechanical fuels reduction in Prineville, Oregon. Other contractors like Summitt Forests, Inc. and C.t.l. Forest Management have also been awarded smaller $5,000 minimum guarantee task orders. The task orders consistently target central Oregon as the primary place of performance, are typically firm fixed-price contracts, and are funded through BLM's operational budgets, including specific allocations like Fiscal Year Deferred Fuel Obligation (DFO) funds. No set-aside designations have been used in the observed task orders, indicating full and open competition.

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