127EAS25Q0010 Snow Removal Questions 1-8 with Answers.pdf
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- SNOW REMOVAL - HIGH SIERRA RANGER DISTRICT
- Solicitation number
- 127EAS25Q0010
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Department of Agriculture Forest Service
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This is a Questions and Answers document for solicitation 127EAS25Q0010 regarding snow removal services for the USDA Forest Service's High Sierra Ranger District. The contract includes a base period (02/01/2025 - 01/31/2026) and two option years, with services needed approximately five months per year from December through May, or as long as snow remains on the ground.
Key details include: no minimum guaranteed hours; equipment operators must text the COR and program manager with equipment type and start/stop times; estimated hours per season are 80, 95, and 30 (total 205) but these are neither minimum nor maximum amounts; Caltrans is only responsible for Highway 168 and local HOAs have no snow removal responsibilities in the contract area; and the USFS chose hourly pricing rather than an annual accumulated snowfall contract due to funding source restrictions. The work area includes Huntington Lake County Road (from Huntington Snopark to Highway 168), Huntington Lake Snopark, and the Kokanee Work Center.
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127EAS25Q0010 Snow Removal
Questions
1. Contract term 2-1-25 to 5-1-28? Feb 1 to May 1 of each year?
ANSWER: The contract year will be:
Base – 02/01/2025 to 01/31/2026
OY01 – 02/01/2026 to 01/31/2027
OY02 – 02/01/2027 to 01/31/2024
This is done annually to have a contract in place when needed for the estimated five (5) months December 1 through the end of May or as long as there is adequate snow on the ground, whichever is earlier.
The dates for the Base and Option Years is subject to change with a new closing date of the solicitation.
2. Is there any minimum guarantee for equipment to be on call and staffed from start to stop of each contract year period? There are 5 major holidays from Nov-April of each contract year.
ANSWER: No, there isn’t a minimum guarantee.
3. Who keeps time for start and stop services and who designates which piece of equipment shall be used? IE: Plow, loader, blower?
ANSWER: The operator will text the COR and program manager with equipment type, start and stop times.
4. Where did the usda come up with equipment hrs? Plow truck & loader should be 100/hr ea .
Blower should be 100/hr. Is this the max hrs allowed?
ANSWER: The hours are an estimate and are not a minimum nor a maximum.
5. What is Cal Trans responsible for and what are the local HOA responsible for?
ANSWER: Caltrans is only responsible for HWY 168. They will not be clearing snow in the contract area. The local HOA is not responsible for any snow removal in the contract area.
6. Has the federal USDA considered an annual contract including 180” of accumulated snowfall like the County Of Fresno and other municipalities use for convince?
ANSWER: Yes, it was considered but due to restrictions from the funding source USFS choose to use by the hour.
7. Why is highway 168 going into lakeshore not top priority for this solicitation?
ANSWER: HWY 168 ends at the intersection of HWY 168 and Huntington County RD.
8. In price schedule can you clarify what the QTY numbers mean (80,95,30) total 205.
ANSWER: These are the estimated hours each season. The hours are an estimate and are not a minimum nor a maximum.
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