This file is a compressed archive containing optional subdivision mapping and documentation for the Bitterroot Front 10-Year G-Z Long Term Integrated Resource Service Contract. The archive appears to contain planning and layout materials (indicated by the filename "BRF G-Z LTIRSC Optional Subdivisions.zip") that support the 145,000-acre project spanning the Stevensville and Darby Ranger Districts on the Bitterroot National Forest.
The Bitterroot Front project addresses forest health and wildfire risk reduction in overstocked, mixed-conifer stands experiencing high tree mortality. Key project objectives include thinning and harvesting operations, mechanical fuel reduction, prescribed burning, and road work to restore forest health and reduce hazardous fuels while improving safety for wildfire responders. A secondary objective provides consistent timber supply to local forest products industries. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside (NAICS 113310, 500-employee size standard) with proposals submitted via email to Mark Phillipp (mark.phillipp@usda.gov) and Matt Daigle (matthew.daigle@usda.gov) with the U.S. Forest Service. The optional subdivisions contained in this archive likely represent alternative treatment unit configurations or phasing strategies that contractors may propose as part of their implementation approach for the 10-year contract period.
Department of Agriculture Forest Service