Government_Responses_to_Vendor_Questions_0001.pdf
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This document is a set of Contractor Questions and Government Responses for the South Butte Aspen Health Project (Solicitation Number 140L2625Q0056). The document provides detailed clarifications about project specifications, including map compatibility, tree cutting requirements, and work parameters. Key details include: a 100-foot buffer requirement around aspen clumps and individual aspen trees, manual tree cutting only (no mechanical equipment), cutting of Douglas firs within 100 feet of aspen that measure below 20 inches in diameter, and a requirement to buck cut tree boles measuring below 4 inches into 6-foot lengths.
The period of performance has been updated, with work now scheduled to begin on August 25, 2025, and end on October 31, 2025. The project is a tree thinning service for the Bureau of Land Management's Idaho state office, solicited as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 115310. Electronic quotes are required, with submission deadline of July 30, 2025, at 5:00 PM Mountain Time. The government intends to award a single Firm-Fixed Price contract, and all work will be completed in Idaho.
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Question Government response Reference
1 Do you have maps compatible with Avenza Maps ?
Yes, pdf georeferenced maps shall be provided by the government and are able to be used in Avenza Maps.
See section F-3 Government Furnished Property and Services, 3.1 of the South Butte Aspen Health Project PWS.
Do we give a 100ft buffer to just aspen clumps or to both clumps and individual aspen trees?
A 100ft buffer will be made around any aspen found in the units, including both aspen clumps and individual aspen trees that are not part of a clump.
See section F-4 Contractor Furnished Items and Services,
4.2.3 of the South Butte Aspen Health Project PWS.
3 Is there the possibility of using any mechanical equipment in the units to cut trees?
No, this is a lop and scatter project to be done manually only. Ground disturbance caused by mechanical equipment is not approved and has not been analyzed.
See section F-4 Contractor Furnished Items and Services,
4.2.10 of the South Butte Aspen Health Project PWS.
Are all Douglas firs within 100ft of aspen to be cut?
All Douglas firs within 100ft of aspen and measuring below 20 inches diameter at breast height (DBH) shall be cut.
See section F-4 Contractor Furnished Items and Services,
4.2.1 - 4.2.3 of the South Butte Aspen Health Project PWS.
What size do the logs need to be bucked to?
A bucking requirement has been added to clarify on language about bucking and limbing in section F-4, 4.2.5. All cut tree boles measuring below 4inches diameter at breast height (DBH) shall be now be bucked into 6ft lengths. Please see this section for updated requirements. See section F-4, 4.2.5 in PWS
The period of performance for this contract has been moved. Work may now begin on August 25, 2025 rather then August 4, 2025. The end of the period performance has been moved to October 31, 2025 instead of October 24, 2025.
Contractor Questions and Government responses: SOUTH BUTTE ASPEN HEALTH PROJECT (140L2625Q0056)
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