Dutton Hills G-Z IRSC - RFI Letter.pdf

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Dutton Hill G-Z Stewardship IRSC, Coconino National Forest, Arizona
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This document is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The intent of the RFI is to gather information from interested parties regarding the Dutton Hill G-Z Stewardship IRSC project on the Coconino National Forest in Arizona. The project aims to dramatically increase forest health and resiliency by obtaining forestry-related services for large-scale landscape-level treatments. The RFI seeks to determine contractor interest and capability, identify potential challenges, obtain feedback to improve the plan, and assess the feasibility of the desired completion dates. Key details include the project scope, which includes treatment unit layout, timber cruising, road work, and fuels treatment services. The RFI also provides points of contact for questions and encourages interested contractors to respond in writing. The resulting contract will be awarded under the Stewardship Authority and will be competed on a full and open basis.

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United States

Department of

Agriculture

Forest

Service

Procurement & Property Services, National Procurement Operations, Stewardship Contracting Branch

1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20250

File Code:

Date: April 2, 2024

Subject: Request for Information

To: All Interested Parties and/or Offerors

This letters intent is to issue a formal Request for Information (RFI) for the Dutton Hill G-Z

Stewardship IRSC on the Coconino National Forest in Arizona. The intent of the project is to dramatically increase forest health and resiliency from insects, disease, and uncharacteristic wildfire. The project will obtain forestry related services to implement a large-scale landscape level treatment. Contractor will complete treatment unit layout, painting and repainting of treatment designation, cruising of timber, road work, and perform the fuels treatment services including harvesting/removal of included timber products.

The intent of this RFI is to determine the following:

1. Is your company interested in completing this work and submitting a proposal?

2. Is your company capable of completing this contract with current staffing and equipment? Or do you intend to increase your staff and operational capabilities, use sub-contractors, and/or a combination there of if you are the successful awardee?

3. What do you see as challenges that your company will struggle to overcome?

4. Is there any advice or direction you can provide to improve the plan prior to solicitation?

5. Are the desired completion dates described in the RFI feasible?

• I.e., Item 1 is desired to be completed by May 30, 2025. Item 2 sub-Items A-F are expected to be completed within 1 calendar year (365 days) from date of award and sub-Items G-K are expected to be completed within 1 calendar year

(365 days) from the issuance of the notice to proceed. With total project completion by December 31, 2028.

6. Any other pertinent information you can provide to us that you see as a benefit to the project plan?

If you have any questions regarding the Schedule of Items or the project in general that can assist you to better answer the above questions, please contact me at curtis.yocum@usda.gov (541)

219-0637 or Joshua Bahling at Joshua.bahling@usda.gov (928) 968-3022. Interested contractors are highly encouraged to respond to this RFI in writing submitted to me via email. Thank you!

Sincerely, Curtis Yocum

Acquisitions Program Support Officer PPS NPO

Stewardship and Disaster Recovery Branch

Caring for the Land and Serving People Printed on Recycled Paper mailto:curtis.yocum@usda.gov mailto:Joshua.bahling@usda.gov

2024-04-02T10:44:01-0700
CURTIS YOCUM

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