USFS NM Thinning and Fire Line Construction 2016-2021

The USFS NM Thinning and Fire Line Construction 2016-2021 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a master vehicle for forestry management and vegetation treatment services across national forests in New Mexico, specifically targeting the Carson, Santa Fe, Cibola, Lincoln, and Gila National Forests. The primary objectives of this contract include pre-commercial thinning, stand improvement, slash treatment, fire line construction for prescribed burn purposes, and related forestry activities designed to reduce fire hazards, improve forest stand health, and enhance watershed conditions. The contract was awarded with a shared ceiling of $1,420,000 and had an initial performance period from April 22, 2016, to April 22, 2021.

Task orders under this IDIQ primarily focused on vegetation management in wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas, involving activities such as mechanical and hand thinning, mastication, slash pile treatment, and fire line construction. Typical task orders ranged from approximately $39,000 to $991,539, with performance periods generally spanning several months to a year. Key contractors included Summitt Forests, Inc. (a frequent awardee with multiple small business set-aside contracts), Worman Forest Management LLC, Cutting Edge Forestry, Inc., and Johnson Environmental. Many task orders were awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Southwestern Region (Region 3) and targeted specific areas like Jemez Springs, Penasco, Cloudcroft, and Cuba, New Mexico. The majority of task orders were competitively awarded as firm fixed-price contracts, with approximately half designated as small business set-asides, demonstrating a commitment to supporting smaller federal contractors in forestry services.