CTR074627_Contractor_Bid_AKD.pdf

This is an Invitation for Bid (Solicitation #BPM006328) issued by the State of Arizona Game and Fish Department Purchasing Office. The document represents a multiple-award indefinite delivery contract vehicle. The awarded contractor is AKD Advanced Services, LLC, a company based in St. George, Utah, represented by Aaron Davis in his capacity as CEO/President. The contract was accepted by the State of Arizona and signed by Kristen Micurescu, CPPB, as Branch Chief.

The contract covers mastication services, which involve grinding woody vegetation and slash. Pricing is structured per acre bid matrix with tiered pricing based on woodland slope categories and species type, ranging from grassland-low category at $0-75 trees per acre to woodland-high category at greater than 300 trees per acre. Specific pricing examples include $75 for grassland-low slopes and $485 for woodland-high slopes depending on the specification. The contractor identified Brushwacker, Inc. (Mahnomen, Minnesota) as a subcontractor providing mastication services. Three references were provided, including prior work with BLM Arizona Strip District and DNR State of Utah Cedar City Office. The contractor must comply with Arizona Baseline Infrastructure Security Controls requirements, specifically NIST Moderate Impact standards for data handling, and submitted certifications regarding non-discrimination, non-participation in boycotts of Israel, and non-use of forced labor from ethnic Uyghurs in the People's Republic of China.