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This solicitation is for a stewardship contract to perform emergency fuels reduction treatments in six Giant Sequoia groves located on the Sequoia National Forest and Sierra National Forest in California. The objective is to reduce wildfire risk and protect Giant Sequoia trees from torching and crown fires. Work includes hand cutting and piling of small trees, mechanical cutting and removal of trees, mastication, and prescribed burn preparation. Mandatory product removal of saw timber and cull logs is required in three of the groves. The period of performance ends December 31, 2023. The contract will be a firm-fixed price commercial services agreement awarded using best value. The Forest Service is the contracting agency. Curtis Yocum and Steven Caracciolo are primary points of contact.

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Contract Area Map 5 of 6 - Indian Basin Grove Giant Sequoia Emergency Response IRSC

Sierra and Sequoia National Forests 0 0.2 0.40.1

Miles

1:5,280 1 inch = 440 feetWhen printed at 24" x 36":

Legend Contract Area Boundary, B1.1 Cutting Unit, Mechanical Treatment, B1.1, Items 2a and 2c Cutting Unit, Mechanical Treatment, B1.1, Item 2b

D D D D D D D D D D D D D D DCutting Unit, Hand Treatment, B1.1, Item 8 x x x Protection of Improvements - Fences, B6.22 Protection of Improvements - Trail Streamside Management Zone, C6.5# Riparian Conservation Area Existing Transportation System, C6.22#

A Public Use Restriction, C5.12# Waterbodies Inventoried Roadless Area Protection of Improvements - Campground

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Inyo National Forest

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Sierra National Forest

Sequoia National Forest

Sequoia National Forest

Tule River Indian

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£¤395

Kings Canyon National Park

Sequoia National

Park

E. Vakili 11/9/2022

Cutting Unit Requirements 701, 703, 705 POS1, DxP, DF, TRAC, SUSP, ENDL, MH, TS, Whole, Min, Fell, SEPM 724 POS1, POS5, DxP, DF, TRAC, SUSP, ENDL, MH, TS, Whole, Min, Fell, SEPM

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Mechanized Fuels Treatment Item 2a, 2b, and 2c

Hand Fuels Treatment Item 8

DF Directional Felling, B6.41, C6.41# DxDam Designation by Damage Class, B2.34, C2.35#, C2.353# DxP Designation by Prescription, B2.34, C2.35#, C2.355# ENDL Ground Based Skidding, Endlining, B6.42, C6.42# Fell Fell damaged residual trees, C6.7# Mach Slash treatment, Machine Pile at Landings B6.7, C6.7# MH Ground Based Skidding, Mechanical Harvest, B6.42, C6.42# Min Minimum Stump Height 6", B6.41, C6.41# POS1 Project Operation Schedule, Limited Operating Period December 1 - June 30, C6.315# POS2 Project Operation Schedule, Limited Operating Period July 1 - August 15, C6.315#

Requirements Legend POS3 Project Operation Schedule, Limited Operating Period August 16 - September 15, C6.315# POS4 Project Operation Schedule, Limited Operating Period October 1 - November 30, C6.315# POS5 Project Operation Schedule, Campground Limited Operating Period, C6.315# SCAT 18" Slash treatment, scattering of slash B6.7, C6.7# SEPM Special Erosion Prevention Measures, Not to exceed 10% of awarded acres, C6.6# SUSP Ground Based Skidding, One End Suspension, B6.42, C6.42# TRAC Ground Based Skidding, Skid Trail Layout, B6.42, C6.42# TS Treatment of stumps, C6.41# Whole Whole Tree Skidding, B6.41, C6.41#

Requirements Legend, Continued

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