Forest Service Pre-Commercial Thinning 2014-2017

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R10-Alaska Region established this Master IDIQ for pre-commercial thinning of conifer reproduction approximately 23 to 39 years old, with ordering closed on March 31, 2017. This vehicle is no longer active; the ordering period ended nine years ago.

The work scope centers on chainsaw-based thinning operations across Alaska's forest lands. The contractor furnishes all labor, equipment, housing, subsistence, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals. Task orders name specific geographic areas and acreage — examples include treatment of 275 acres at 16-foot spacing in the Sweet Spot area, 119 acres in the Pac Man contract, and pre-commercial thinning in the Hoonah and Juneau Ranger Districts across Tongass National Forest and other regional zones.

The vehicle issued 25 task orders between April 2014 and July 2015, concentrated early in the award period (14 orders in 2014, 11 in 2015). All $3.2 million combined potential value has been obligated. Alvarado Brothers Reforestation dominated with 8 orders totaling $714 thousand; Medina Jose G and Proforest Reforestation Partnership each held 4 orders; Alaska Tree Trimmers, LLC held 4 orders; and Proforest Reforestation LP held 3 orders. These five firms represent 92 percent of task orders by count.

The vehicle was entirely small-business focused: 24 of 25 orders (96 percent) carried the Total Small Business set-aside, with one unrestricted order (the Firecracker PCT at $150.565 thousand). All orders funded Forest Service Region 10 operations. Task orders ranged from roughly $28 thousand (Triple Crown PCT) to $385.947 thousand (Dean Creek PCT), with typical values in the $80 thousand to $175 thousand range and durations of 6 to 12 months. All orders used firm fixed-price pricing, reflecting the well-defined scope of discrete thinning acreage.

The Forest Service under the USDA has awarded a Master IDIQ for services related to pre-commercial thinning conifer reproduction, approximately 23 to 39 years old. The Contractor must furnish all labor, equipment, housing, subsistence, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals. This work is generally done with chainsaws.