Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Trail Maintenance 2016-2017

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R1-Northern Region established this master IDIQ on April 20, 2016, to procure trail maintenance services on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. Ordering closed on April 6, 2019, and the vehicle is no longer active; all 17 task orders have been obligated and completed.

The scope encompasses annual trail opening and maintenance across the national forests, specifically log out, drainage maintenance, rock removal, and slide maintenance or tread repair associated with uprooted trees or isolated slides. Work is performed on Forest trails throughout the Northern Region.

The vehicle generated 17 task orders over two and a half years, with award activity declining from 8 orders in 2016 to 6 in 2017 to 3 in 2018. All orders funded Forest Service R1-Northern Region. High Country Conservation, LLC led by order count with 3 awards totaling $73 thousand in combined potential value; by potential value, High Country Conservation captured $73 thousand, Van De Water, Lee held $39 thousand across 2 orders, Wind River Outfitters accounted for $26 thousand, and Mcduffie, Jay held $16 thousand. Five additional primes shared the remainder, with activity distributed across the awardee base rather than concentrated in a single firm.

The set-aside mix split evenly: 9 orders (53 percent) were small-business set-aside, and 8 orders (47 percent) carried no set-aside. Individual delivery orders ranged from $1,716 to $25,246 in ceiling value, priced firm fixed. The combined task-order potential value was $177 thousand, with 100 percent obligated.

This vehicle is closed to new ordering and represents historical activity only. It serves as a reference point for understanding Forest Service trail maintenance procurement patterns and regional contractor capacity on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests during 2016–2018.

This project is an implementation project of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project (CFLRP). The goal of the CFLRP project is to utilize collaborative, science based ecosystem restoration techniques to improve watershed function while encouraging ecological, economic and social sustainability with an emphasis on providing local employment opportunities. The work consists of annual trail opening and maintenance services on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. Primarily, the work requires log out, drainage maintenance, and rock removal on Forest trails. Slide maintenance/tread repair is required in connection with uprooted trees or for small, isolated slides/slumps.