Attachment 1 - Project Maps.pdf

This document outlines a federal contract opportunity for 2021 mechanical fuels reduction services on the Mt. Hood National Forest Barlow Ranger District in Oregon. The solicitation seeks mandatory machine piling on 1,406 acres and mandatory mastication on 502 acres, with options for additional machine piling on 922 acres and mastication on 1,473 acres. Equipment requirements include the ability to pile slash and masticate vegetation up to 10 feet high on slopes of 30% grade. The period of performance for mandatory work begins July 15, 2021 and ends December 31, 2022, while optional work dates will be negotiated. The purpose is to reduce fuel loading through grapple piling and mastication, leaving logs over 18 inches in diameter. Special requirements include a work stoppage from March 1 to July 15 and rebuilding any altered erosion controls.