RFQ_White River-Wasco County Fuels Reduction.pdf

RFQ S-62900-00014719 White River-Wasco County Fuels Reduction (C&P) FY26

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY (ODF)

REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ)

S-62900-00014719

White River-Wasco County Fuels Reduction (Cutting & Piling)

This is a Request for Quote for a Contractor furnish all equipment, labor, supervision, transportation and materials to provide fuels reduction (cutting and piling) Services of dead, down, and standing dead/dying Ponderosa Pine on predetermined locations within the White River Wildlife Area in Wasco County.

Key Personnel Requirement:

Experienced, qualified foremen are essential to satisfactory performance of the Work. ODF may consider lack of competent and capable foreman supervision as grounds to terminate the Contract. An experienced, qualified foreman should have approximately two (2) years of experience doing Pre-Commercial Thinning (PCT)/Slashing work and one (1) year experience supervising crews doing forestry type work. ODF reserves the right to determine supervisory competence. The foreman must be able to communicate fluently in English and in any language that crewmembers use to communicate.

Equipment Requirements:

• Capable of reaching 20 feet from center of machine.

• Climbing ability up to 30 percent slope.

• Pivot – Operator cab, engine and arm must be able to swing 360 degrees while the track remains stationary.

• Piling machine must be equipped with a bucket and thumb or articulating brush grapple mechanism such as a log processing head.

• Piling machine must be capable of picking up woody debris from 1 inch by 3 feet to 30 inches by 20 feet.

• Equipment must be free of fluid leaks and have hoses and hydraulics in good operating condition.

• The cab/canopy must be firmly secured to the machine and free of broken glass.

OR

• A chainsaw capable of cutting up to 30” DBH combined with an excavator equipped with a bucket and thumb. The excavator must satisfy the conditions listed above.

For Contractors interested in submitting a quote, please download and review the following:

• Attachment A (Sample Contract)

• Attachments 1-4 (Project Maps):

1) Att 1 – Endersby Road Travel Map

2) Att 2 - Endersby Road Unit Map

3) Att 3 - Stockton Road Travel Map

RFQ S-62900-00014719 White River-Wasco County Fuels Reduction (C&P) FY26

4) Att 4 - Stockton Road Unit Map

To submit a quote, please download and complete the following:

• Attachment B (Bidders Authorized Representative Form)

• Attachment C (Knowledge and Experience Summary)

• Attachment D (Pricing Submittal Form)

Contractors who are interested in providing a Quote for this project must submit the required Attachments B, C, and D via email to Katrina.Chinn@odf.oregon.gov or electronically through OregonBuys Solicitation S-62900-00014719 by 3:00 PM (PST) on September 19, 2025. Late Quotes will not be accepted. For instruction on how to submit through OregonBuys, please click here.

Thank you, Katrina Chinn ODF Procurement Specialist Katrina.Chinn@odf.oregon.gov mailto:Katrina.Chinn@odf.oregon.gov https://www.oregon.gov/das/ORBuys/Documents/OregonBuys%20Vendor%20Formal%20Solicitation%20Response.pdf https://www.oregon.gov/das/ORBuys/Documents/OregonBuys%20Vendor%20Formal%20Solicitation%20Response.pdf mailto:Katrina.Chinn@odf.oregon.gov