This solicitation is for a stewardship contract to provide fuels management and emergency treatment services in the GSER Nelder Grove area of the Sierra National Forest in Madera County, California. The services include removing surface and ladder fuels from giant sequoia groves to reduce wildfire risk, cutting and piling dead and dying conifers up to 20 inches in diameter, piling all activity-created and existing fuels, and masticating brush. Additional work involves reconstructing and maintaining identified roads in the grove. The period of performance is through December 2024. The estimated price is between $250,000 to $500,000 and the estimated timber volume is approximately 2,200 tons, with all timber and biomass subject to agreement. A site visit will be held on May 26, 2023 at the Batterson Work Center for prospective contractors. The contract will be awarded using best value and will be a firm fixed price commercial services contract through the USDA Forest Service.
Department of Agriculture Forest Service