Amendment_0002_Q_A_0002.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 140L3726Q0030
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This is a Solicitation Q&A document issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Fire and Aviation division, addressing contractor inquiries for the Copper Mountain Hand-Cutting/Piling project (Solicitation Number 140L3726Q0030), dated March 31, 2026.
The project involves hand-cutting and piling of juniper trees across a new contract area with no incumbent contractor. Contractors will cut juniper trees at or close to ground level with chainsaw, leaving stumps no taller than 5 inches, and hand-pile the resulting slash according to Performance Work Statement specifications. Average density is 200 juniper trees per acre, though this varies significantly across the project area. No mechanized equipment is permitted; personnel will access treatment units on foot via existing two-track roads (less than 30 minutes hiking) using recommended 4x4 vehicles. Root systems may remain intact, and no more than 5% of limbs may be left lying. The project area is not within or adjacent to the Copper Mountain Wilderness Study Area. Alternative disposal methods such as mastication or chipping are not permitted. Contractors must provide hand labor with chainsaws for all cutting and piling operations per the specifications outlined in the Performance Work Statement.
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United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Fire and Aviation
3833 S Development Ave
Boise, Idaho 83705-5354
SOLICITATION Q&A March 31, 2026
Copper Mountain Hand-Cutting/Piling
Solicitation Number 140L3726Q0030
CONTRACTOR QUESTIONS GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
1. We would like to know if this is a 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?
1. It is a brand-new contract. There was no previous contractor working on these acres that need survey for the current Class III contract proposal. Some areas might have been previously surveyed in the past, but that survey is no longer considered current and will need to be surveyed for this contract.
2. Are rubber-wheeled or tracked mechanized equipment permitted anywhere within the project area, and if so, under what restrictions?
2. No mechanized equipment is permitted within the project area. Project area can be accessed by dirt and two-track roads with recommended 4x4 vehicles. Work will be done on foot with chainsaws.
3. Is the project area within or adjacent to the Copper
Mountain WSA boundary? If so, what are the specific
WSA management restrictions that apply to contractor operations?
3. No, the project area is not within or immediately adjacent to the Copper Mountain WSA.
4. Does the Performance Work Statement permit mastication or chipping as an alternative to hand-pile for slash disposal?
4. No, slash will be hand piled to the specifications as outlined in the Performance Work Statement.
5. Is root removal of juniper within scope, or is cut-at-ground-level the required method?
5. Cut at-or close to-ground level per the PWS is the required method.
6. Are there existing two-track or primitive routes that allow any equipment access to the treatment units?
6. There are existing two-track roads that allow personnel on foot to access the units with minimal (less than 30 min) hiking.
7. How many juniper trees per acre on average?
7. 200 per acre on average. But quite variable over the project area.
8. Are they trying to leave the root system intact?
8. Root system can be left intact. Stumps from cut juniper shall be no taller than 5 inches.
9. Is a rubber tack mini excavator allowed?
9. No, piles with be hand cut by chainsaw.
10. How much of the percentage of the limbs can be left lying?
10. 5%
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