Central Oregon Manual Hazardous Fuel Reduction 2022 -2027

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management National Office established this Master IDIQ on September 16, 2022 to procure manual hazardous fuel reduction services in central Oregon. Ordering authority expires September 19, 2027, leaving approximately 14 months for new task-order placement. The vehicle carries a shared ceiling of $145 million and is unrestricted—no set-aside applies at the vehicle level, though individual task orders may be designated for small business.

The vehicle remains actively used. Forty-nine task orders have been awarded since September 2022, with the most recent award on July 2, 2026. Annual ordering has averaged roughly 10 orders per year, with no significant downward trend; 2026 shows 8 awards year-to-date. Of the $13.5 million combined potential value across all awarded task orders, $11 million has been obligated, representing 82 percent utilization. Task orders typically range from under $50,000 to approximately $1.7 million, with most falling between $100,000 and $600,000. The largest single order, FY23 LAKEVIEW JUNIPER REDUCTION (140L0622D0020-140L3723F0072), reached $1.67 million.

Scope across awarded orders centers on juniper and conifer thinning, manual fuel reduction, fireline treatments, and post-fire reforestation, performed primarily on Bureau of Land Management lands and Fish and Wildlife Service refuges across central Oregon districts (Prineville, Lakeview, and others). Work is delivered primarily by hand labor—severing, piling, and covering vegetation.

Competition is moderately concentrated. Quicksilver Contracting Co leads with 13 awards totaling $7.6 million in potential value, followed by Ponderosa Reforestation, Inc. (9 orders, $2.1 million) and Cutting Edge Forestry, Inc. (7 orders, $1.6 million). These three firms account for approximately 60 percent of both order count and dollar value. Ten distinct primes have been awarded; the remaining seven capture the long tail.

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region dominates customer activity, placing 28 orders valued at $10.5 million. Fish and Wildlife Service (combined regions) placed 8 orders totaling approximately $2 million. The remaining orders fund Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington and National Office programs. Roughly 88 percent of awarded orders carry no set-aside; 12 percent are designated total small business.