USFS Northern CA Mechanical Fuels Reduction IDIQ 2017-2022

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded this Master IDIQ for mechanical fuels reduction work in Northern California national forests on April 13, 2017; ordering closed on April 30, 2019, and the vehicle is no longer active. The contract had a combined potential value of $6.1 million against a shared ceiling of $6.5 million, with 100% of the combined potential value obligated across 32 task orders. The last award issued under the vehicle was on May 26, 2020.

Work spans mastication, tree thinning, machine piling, grapple piling, and related fuel-reduction activities across six national forests: Mendocino, Klamath, Lassen, Six Rivers, Modoc, and Shasta-Trinity. Task orders are firm fixed price and typically range from roughly $25,000 to $700,000, with individual projects covering 39 to over 1,400 acres. Completion dates cluster between 2018 and 2022, reflecting the vehicle's operational window.

Activity was concentrated in the early years: 2017 and 2018 each produced 9 and 8 orders respectively, tapering to 7 orders in 2020. About 75% of awards carried no set-aside designation, while 25% were small-business set-asides; all work was performed for a single customer agency.

Competition was moderately concentrated. Premier Clearing, Inc. led by combined potential value at $1.7 million (9 orders), followed closely by Jack Brown & Son, Inc. and Diversified Resources Inc., each with $1.5 million (10 and 6 orders respectively). Winningham Forest Management, Inc. held $1.4 million across 6 orders, with Hat Creek Construction & Materials, Inc. receiving one order for $200. These five firms account for all 32 awarded orders.

Since ordering closed more than seven years ago and the vehicle is fully obligated, pursuit is not viable. The vehicle serves as historical reference for Forest Service mechanical fuels-reduction pricing and awardee patterns in Northern California.

Master IDIQ for the USFS, Northern CA including Mendocino National Forest, Klamath National Forest, Lassen National Forest, Six Rivers National Forest, Modoc National Forest, and the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. The types of work will include all activities to maintain a healthy forest environment activities involved, but not limited to, are mastication, tree thinning, machine piling, and minor logging activities.