Sources_Sought_-_DOIPFBO230075_Market_Research_1.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Sources Sought Notice

SUBJECT SOURCES SOUGHT for Potential Tree Services, Clearing and Other Related Services, Nationwide, USA, including Territories

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

SOLICITATION NUMBER SOURCE SOUGHT: DOIPFBO230075

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 10-27-2023 12:30 PM EASTERN STANDARD

TIME, NEW YORK, USA

SET-ASIDE TO BE DETERMINED

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE F099, NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION-

OTHER

NAICS CODE 115310, SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR FORESTRY

SIZE STANDARD $11.5M

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

NATIONAL PARK SERVICES (NPS)

NPS, WASO-WCP CONTRACTING

PO BOX 25287 MS WCP

DENVER, CO 80225

POINT OF CONTACT(S)

CONTRACTING OFFICER

JACQUELINE E. SCOTT

JACQUELINE_SCOTT@NPS.GOV

ALT. RUTH PAGAN

RUTH_PAGAN@NPS.GOV

2. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE/DELIVERY

ADDRESS Nationwide

POSTAL CODE

COUNTRY USA and USA Territories

3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Department of Interior, National Park Service, Washington Contracting Office, is considering a nationwide TREE SERVICES, CLEARING AND OTHER RELATED TYPE

SERVICES.

POTENTIAL SERVICE TYPES (Table 3.1.)

Th potential service types includes:

SERVICE TYPE DEFINITION PSC NAICS

1. TREE FELLING Cutting down a tree by cutting at the base of the trunk of the tree.

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2. TREE MASTICATION Fuel reduction treatment method used in forestry management to reduce wildfire risk, to reduce fuel loadings by returning the forest to natural conditions.

Masticating fuels, or mulching the forest, involves the reduction of vegetation into small chunks and is one of the many ways overstocked forest stands are thinned.

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3. EMERGENCY TREE

REMOVAL

Immediate removal of trees.

Clearing and removal of a tree, through either direct or indirect actions. It excludes emergency tree removal that can be requested by calling 311 or submitting a service request online.

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4. FOREST THINNING The selective removal of trees or parts of trees to improve the growth rate, health, or quality of the remaining trees. Thinning can be done for timber purposes, to regulate the number and distribution of the crop trees, or for ecological purposes, to create a more diverse woodland structure and reduce the competitive stress among trees.

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5. TREE CHIPPING IN

PLACE

A process of turning tree branches or entire trees into woodchips. Wood chips remain in place.

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6. TREE CHIPPING A process of turning tree branches or entire trees into woodchips.

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7. VEGETATION

REMOVAL – FUEL

REDUCTION

The removal of enough vegetation (fuel) so that when a wildfire burns, it is less severe and can be more easily managed. (See link for additional information)

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8. FOREST

RESTORATION

Intentional actions to re-instate ecological processes, which accelerate recovery of forest structure, ecological functioning and biodiversity levels towards those typical of climax forest. These activities include controlling invasive species, F004 115310 maintaining tree diversity, returning forest composition and structure to a more natural state, and pruning or removing underbrush that competes with trees.

9. NON-VEGETATION,

DEBRIS REMOVAL

Includes the following:

Stream clearance Removal of mud and silt deposits Hazardous material collection, removal, and disposal

Debris storage, staging and removal

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10. BOULDER, ROCK

REMOVAL-CLEARING

ROCKSLIDES/SLUMP,

DEBRIS FLOW, MASS

WASTING

Clear large debris or field of debris from road, bridge, trail, etc.

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11. MECHANICAL

THINNING, PILING

Mechanical thinning of forests is a multifaceted process and often involves piling brush, pruning branches, and creating fuel breaks.

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12. LOGGING The process of cutting, processing, and moving trees to a location for transport. It may include skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks or skeleton cars. In forestry, the term logging is sometimes used narrowly to describe the logistics of moving wood from the stump to somewhere outside the forest, usually a sawmill or a lumber yard.

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13. TREE REMOVAL Clearing and removal of a tree, through either direct or indirect actions. It excludes emergency tree removal that can be requested by calling 311 or submitting a service request online.

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14. TREE TRIMMING Cutting that focuses on the aesthetics of the tree. Actions taken to maintain a tree’s desired shape and appearance. May include trimming other vegetation.

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15. TREE PRUNING Cutting that focuses on the future health of the tree.

Actions involve, but not limited to, removing dead, diseased and loose branches that prevent the tree from flourishing. Involves, but not limited to May include pruning other vegetation.

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16. VEGETATION-

DEBRIS REMOVAL

Includes the following:

Clearance of trees and woody debris Debris storage, staging and removal

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17. TREE-CLIMBER Functional activity consisting of ascending and moving around in the crowns of trees, which requires safety equipment, such as a rope, helmet, and harness. Other equipment can also be used, depending on the project, experience, and skill of the tree climber.

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18. STUMP REMOVAL The process of getting rid of the remaining part of the tree after it has been cut down.

4. GENERAL INFORMATION/REQUIREMENTS

4.1. This is a sources sought and request for information announcement only.

The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research, develop a list of interested parties, and obtain industry’s input concerning which service types are typically performed by the subject industry and/or company. No solicitation is being issued at this time. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. Other follow-on notices may be issued after analyzing information from the industry and this sources sought.

4.1.1. Your responses will be due by Friday, October 27, 2023, 12:30 PM (EST) to the point of contact listed below. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.

4.1.2. The appropriate and primary NAICS for this planned project is 115310, Support

Activities for Forestry, with a small business size standard of $11.5M.

4.1.3. As a reminder, in accordance with FAR 4.12, the prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in conjunction with FAR

4.11 required registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract. (PLEASE NOTE, registration is FREE. Go to SAM.gov to register.

Contact your local PTAC (www.aptac-us.org/find-a-ptac/) for registration assistance.)

4.1.4. POINT OF CONTACT/ALL INQUIRIES SHALL BE MADE TO: Contracting Officer:

Jacqueline Scott, Jacqueline_Scott@nps.gov. (Alternate: ruth_pagan@nps.gov)

4.2. INDUSTRY DAY

An industry date has not been scheduled. One may be scheduled later or during the solicitation phase of a project.

5. INSTRUCTIONS – HOW TO RESPOND

5.1. IMPORTANT REMINDER: We are seeking industry responses to use as a bases for our decision(s). As such, we are looking to better understand how businesses in your industry operates. There are no ideal answers. There are no right answers. There are only your answers that reflect how you do business. Thank you in advance for your assistance and for sharing.

5.2. INSTRUCTIONS:

Complete the enclosed SOURCES SOUGHT FORM below and return to jacqueline_scott@nps.gov.

5.2.1. There are 2 columns to complete (Y and P)--

Y ☒ = If the block is “x” this indicates that “YES” your company offer the SERVICE

TYPE.

P ☒ = If the block is “x” this indicates that your company offers the SERVICE TYPE as the PRIME CONTRACTOR. This means that (typically) the service is self-performed and not subcontracted out.

5.2.2. Provide a list of locations and areas your company provide these services.

5.2.3. Provide additional comments and information that your company feels will be helpful to the government while it structures documents and acquisition strategy for a pending partnership with a commercial entity.

5.3. ATTACHMENT(S):

1. None

5.4. ENCLOSURE(S):

1. Sources Sought Form

Enclosure

SOURCES SOUGHT FORM

5.4.1. PRIME'S INFORMATION

COMPANY'S NAME: [ADD COMPANY'S NAME]

COMPANY'S ADDRESS: [ADD COMPANY'S ADDRESS]

COMPANY POC'S NAME: [ADD COMPANY'S POINT OF CONTACT'S NAME]

EMAIL ADDRESS: [ADD THE POC'S EMAIL ADDRESS]

PHONE: [ADD POC'S PHONE NUMBER]

UEI: [ADD COMPANY'S UEI]

COMPANY’S PRIMARY NAICS [ADD PRIMARY NAICS CODE]

IDV CONTRACT(S) [ADD IDVs NUMBERS, such as GSA, IDIQ]

WEBSITE/SOCIAL MEDIA [ADD COMPANY’S URL OR COMPARABLE]

PROVIDED SERVICES FOR DOI?

☐ NPS ☐ FWS ☐ BIA ☐ BLM ☐ USGS ☐ BOR

☐ BOEM ☐ BIE ☐ BSEE ☐ BOEM ☐ BTFA ☐ OSMRE

Has your company had a contract with any of the Department of Interior agencies in the last 5-years for tree, vegetation, or debris type services?

If so, which agencies? (Bureaus & Offices | U.S. Department of the Interior (doi.gov)

INTERVIEW Is your company available by phone? ☐ Yes

5.4.2. What is your company’s BUSINESS SIZE for NAICS 115310?

Small Large

5.4.3. What is your company’s SOCIO-ECONOMIC DESIGNATION, if any?

SDB 8(a) HubZone* SDVO EDWO WO ISBEE

5.4.4. RATE YOUR COMPANY’S INTEREST IN THIS ANTICIPATED PROJECT:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Not interested

Neutral Highly Interested

5.4.5. SERVICES PROVIDED (See 5.2.1.: Complete columns Y and P to indicate if your company offers the service type and whether the service type is self-performed as the prime.)

# SERVICE TYPE DEFINITION PSC NAICS Y P

TREE CHIPPING IN

PLACE

A process of turning tree branches or entire trees into woodchips. Wood chips remain in place.

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2 TREE CHIPPING

A process of turning tree branches or entire trees into woodchips.

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MECHANICAL

THINNING, PILING

Mechanical thinning of forests is a multifaceted process and often involves piling brush, pruning branches, and creating fuel breaks.

F004 113310

4 LOGGING

The process of cutting, processing, and moving trees to a location for transport. It may include skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks or skeleton cars. In forestry, the term logging is sometimes used narrowly to describe the logistics of

F018 113310 moving wood from the stump to somewhere outside the forest, usually a sawmill or a lumber yard.

5 TREE FELLING

Cutting down a tree by cutting at the base of the trunk of the tree.

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6 TREE MASTICATION

Fuel reduction treatment method used in forestry management to reduce wildfire risk, to reduce fuel loadings by returning the forest to natural conditions.

Masticating fuels, or mulching the forest, involves the reduction of vegetation into small chunks and is one of the many ways overstocked forest stands are thinned.

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7 FOREST THINNING

The selective removal of trees or parts of trees to improve the growth rate, health, or quality of the remaining trees. Thinning can be done for timber purposes, to regulate the number and distribution of the crop trees, or for ecological purposes, to create a more diverse woodland structure and reduce the competitive stress among trees.

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VEGETATION

REMOVAL – FUEL

REDUCTION

The removal of enough vegetation (fuel) so that when a wildfire burns, it is less severe and can be more easily managed. (See link for additional information)

F003 115310

FOREST

RESTORATION

Intentional actions to re-instate ecological processes, which accelerate recovery of forest structure, ecological functioning, and biodiversity levels towards those typical of climax forest. These activities include controlling invasive species, maintaining tree diversity, returning forest composition and structure to a more natural state, and pruning or removing underbrush that competes with trees.

F004 115310

BOULDER, ROCK

REMOVAL-CLEARING

ROCKSLIDES/SLUMP,

DEBRIS FLOW, MASS

WASTING

Clear large debris or field of debris from road, bridge, trail, etc.

F021 238910

EMERGENCY TREE

REMOVAL

Immediate removal of trees.

Clearing and removal of a tree, through either direct or indirect actions. It excludes emergency tree removal that can be requested by calling 311 or submitting a service request online.

F021 561730

12 TREE REMOVAL

Clearing and removal of a tree, through either direct or indirect actions. It excludes emergency tree removal that can be requested by calling 311 or submitting a service request online.

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13 TREE TRIMMING

Cutting that focuses on the aesthetics of the tree.

Actions taken to maintain a tree’s desired shape and appearance. May include trimming other vegetation.

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14 TREE PRUNING

Cutting that focuses on the future health of the tree.

Actions involve, but not limited to, removing dead, diseased and loose branches that prevent the tree from flourishing.

Involves, but not limited to May include pruning other vegetation.

NON-VEGETATION,

DEBRIS REMOVAL

Includes the following: § Stream clearance; § Removal of mud and silt deposits; § Hazardous material collection, removal, and disposal; § Debris storage, staging and removal

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VEGETATION-

DEBRIS REMOVAL

Includes the following: § Clearance of trees and woody debris; § Debris storage, staging and removal

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5.4.6. Where’s your company’s SERVICE AREA(S) (i.e., city, county and/or state)?

*If your company provides services for the entire state, leave the county and city blank.

County* City* State

5.4.7 COMMENTS

[ADD Comments, additional information. For instance, share a Statement of Work you feel reflects and aligns with the commercial market’s approach to the services. Provide recommendation on what can be done to better align with the commercial market and its practices. Recommend contract types and contract line items. What about any new and upcoming innovations?]

(End of Sources Sought Form)