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Bighorn National Forest- GAOA Roadside Tree Clearing/Grubbing
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This document is a Questions and Answers (Q&A) file for solicitation 1240LP25Q0112 for Bighorn Forest Wide Road Clearing. The contract is a new requirement with no incumbent, scheduled for performance from 06/01/2026 to 10/31/2027. The procurement will utilize NAICS code 115310 for Fuels Management Services, with a small business size standard of $34 million. The services involve clearing land of hazardous materials to prevent forest fires, which may include prescribed fire, mechanical removal, establishing fuel breaks, thinning, pruning, and piling. No bid bond is required, and there is no pre-bid site visit scheduled. Potential offerors are advised to inspect the site and satisfy themselves regarding local conditions that may affect contract performance, with the understanding that failure to inspect will not constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.

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Attachment 5- Forestwide Roadside Tree Clearing_Plans-signed_LPDrev_20241008.pdf PDF
Attachment 6- WD 1979-0948 rev 74 dated 07-29-2025.pdf PDF
Attachment 8- USFS Experience Questionaire.pdf PDF
Attachment 1 - Solicitation Terms and Conditions.pdf PDF
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Attachment 4- R2 FIREPLAN_Oct2023_Revised_20231128.pdf PDF

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Questions and Answers: 1240LP25Q0112 Bighorn Forest Wide Road Clearing

Question: We would like to know if this is a brand new contract OR if there is (was) an incumbent performing these services. If not brand new, could you please provide the current / previous contract number?

Answer: This is a new requirement no incumbent to be listed.

Question: After reviewing documents obtained from SAM, I am not seeing that a bid bond is required. Are you able to confirm this?

Answer: No bid bond is required

Question: Is there a site visit?

Answer: No, a pre-bid site visit is not scheduled at this time. As per FAR 52.237-1 Site Visit Offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.

Question: What is the period of performance:

Answer: 06/01/2026 to 10/31/2027

Question: The description on SAM for this solicitation states that it has a small business size standard of $11.5 million. We typically see this type of work posted under NAICS 115310 Exception 2 (Fuels Management Services), with a small business size standard of $34 million. Would it be at all possible to amend this solicitation to have a size standard of $34 million under NAICS code 115310?

Answer: The NAICS code will utilize Exception Fuels management Services: Fuels Management Services firms provide services to clear land of hazardous materials that would fuel forest fires. The treatments used by these firms may include prescribed fire, mechanical removal, establishing fuel breaks, thinning, pruning, and piling. The size Standard will be $34 million.

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