Natural Resources/Conservation- Tree Thinning

PSC F014 (Natural Resources/Conservation - Tree Thinning) encompasses a broad range of vegetation management, forestry, and ecological conservation services focused on tree and forest maintenance. These services include hazardous tree removal, forest thinning, fuel reduction, mastication, tree pruning, and ecosystem restoration activities. The work typically supports wildfire prevention, habitat improvement, infrastructure protection, and landscape management across various federal lands and facilities.

Federal Contract Awards under this PSC primarily involve the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Department of the Interior's National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management. Awards range from $10,000 to nearly $1.3 million, with performance periods typically spanning 3-18 months. Frequently awarded contractors include small disadvantaged businesses like Smokeys Helping Hand LLC, Imperial Forestry Inc., and Silhouette Farm & Forestry LLC. Most contracts are set aside for small businesses, with total small business set-asides being most common. Performance locations are predominantly in western states including Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, focusing on national forests, wildlife refuges, and national parks.

Recent Federal Contract Opportunities continue the trend of soliciting vegetation management services across federal lands. Agencies are seeking contractors to perform tasks such as mechanical tree thinning, hazardous tree removal, fuel reduction mastication, and forest stand improvement. Specific projects include creating firebreaks in wildlife refuges, reducing wildfire risks in national parks, clearing boundary lines, and conducting ecological restoration. Opportunities are primarily located in western and southwestern states like California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Oregon. Most solicitations are total small business set-asides under NAICS code 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), with contract values ranging from $20,000 to $750,000 and performance periods typically between six months to two years.