Sources_Sought_Notice_140L0624R0003_1.pdf

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE - 140L0624R0003

Manual Hazardous Fuels Reduction

Nevada

Purpose of this Notice Following FAR 10.001(a)(3)(i), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is issuing this Sources Sought notice as one method of conducting market research. The purpose of market research for this requirement is to assess the potential for a small business/socio-economic set aside and to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources capable of performing manual hazardous fuels reduction (HFR) services with an interest in competing for an award of an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a potential ordering period of five years. Responses are requested from both Small Business and Other Than Small Businesses.

This notice does not constitute a Request for Quotation (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bid (IFB). It is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources for planning purposes only. All responses to this notice are strictly voluntary and are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on responses nor pay for the preparation of any information presented or the use of any such information.

Background The DOI agencies and USFS require hazardous fuel reduction services to support the fuels management program. Fuels management services and vegetation treatments have been proven as a means to mitigate wildfire hazards, to lessen catastrophic fires, lessen the threat to public and firefighter safety, and reduce damage to property. The objective of fuels management is to modify wildland vegetative fuel so that when a wildfire burns, it is less severe and can be more easily suppressed.

Project areas are reforestation areas, natural and managed stands of timber/woodlands of all ages, size, and species, shrub fields, or grass areas. Fuels shall consist of activity slash, natural fuels, live fuels, and slashed shrubs and trees. Historical fuel loadings range from less than ½ ton per acre to as high as 100 tons or more per acre. Treatments such as thinning, brushing, chipping, piling, fuel break construction, and herbicide treatments have been shown to reduce the risk of wildland fire and the severity of fires that occur. The objective of the resultant IDIQ contracts and task orders are to treat fuels present on units identified in order to improve the overall health of ecological sites, reduce fuel loading, and improve wildlife habitat and other watershed values.

Scope The DOI and USFS require Contractors with the capability to provide all the following manual hazardous fuel reduction services excluding Spot Application Herbicide and Seedling Planting, which are optional requirements:

1. Slashing

2. Lop/Scatter

3. Lop/Drop

4. Slashing/Thinning

5. Pruning

6. Hand Pile/Cover

7. Slashing, Hand Pile/Cover

8. Spot Application Herbicide * OPTIONAL

9. Fuels Pullback

10. Fuel Modification Zone (FMZ) Construction

11. Cut/Deck

12. Seedling Planting * OPTIONAL

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 115310 Support Activities for Forestry – Fuels Management Services. Current Small Business Size Standard $34.0M.

Product Service Code (PSC): F003 Natural Resources/Conservation - Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression

Multiple Agency Needs Contracted HFR services for the state of Nevada will meet the needs of multiple agencies within the DOI and the USFS. The procurement agency, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), anticipates IDIQ contract awards will be decentralized, which will allow designated contracting officers within these agencies to solicit and award task orders under any resulting IDIQ contract award. Specific tasks requirements will be defined and funded in any subsequent task order awards.

Submission Instructions

After review of this requirement, interested parties are encouraged to respond to this sources sought notice by completing and returning the attached Sources Sought Notice Response.

Please complete the requested information and submit your responses electronically to Contract Specialist, Yvette Daltorio at ydaltorio@blm.gov no later than Friday, December 22, 2023 at 4:00PM Eastern Standard Time.

After review of the responses to this announcement, the Government intends to proceed with the acquisition and a subsequent solicitation shall be published on SAM.Gov Contract Opportunities at https://sam.gov/content/opportunities. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE RESPONSE

1. Company Name:

2. Company Address:

3. Contact Name:

4. Email Address:

5. SAM UEI Number:

6. Is your company registered in SAM.gov under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition; 115310, Support Activities for Forestry - Fuels Management Services with the current Small Business Size Standard of $34.0M?

Yes No

7. Small Business Socio-Economic Type:

(Choose all that apply)

Large Business

Small Business

Small Disadvantaged Business

Women-Owned Small Business

Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business

Veteran-Owned Small Business

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

HUBZone Small Business

Native American Owned (Tribal, ANC, NHO, other)

8(a) Program Participant

8. Have you completed any similar projects? If so, please provide project name, location and dollar value.

9. Additional Information