170 Acres Fry Creek Cleveland National Forest

SYNOPSIS FOR RFQ #AG-9AB5-S-16-0053

The purpose of this contract is to procure services for fuels reduction/modification on approximately 171 acres through hand cutting and piling in order to decrease fuel loading and increase resilience of the forest to high intensity fire. All removal efforts will be recorded with a GPS and field notes by a designated inspector.

The Forest Service highly recommends a site visit prior to bidding to ensure complete knowledge of site conditions and the difficulty of operations.
The estimated contract time is 316 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed (NTP).

Estimated start work date is August 15, 2016 through 1 January, 2017

This project is being issued 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside.

Due to time constraints, there is a site visit scheduled on Monday, 11 July 2016 at 9:00 AM at the Mother's Kitchen Restaurant parking lot on Palomar Mtn. (33120 Canfield Road, Palomar Mountain, CA 92060). Please call Tim Gray before the site visit (preferably today) at 619-209-1414 to make sure the date and location are still the same as it changes due to fire season. Do not go to the site visit until you confirm date and location with Mr. Gray.

Solicitation will be posted on or around 11 July 2016.

NAICS: 115310

PSC: F005

Contracting Office Address:
602 S. Tippecanoe Ave
San Bernardino, CA 92408

Place of Performance:

The project is located within the boundaries of the Cleveland National Forest, Palomar Ranger District in Southern California (Figure 1). The project is near the community of Palomar Mtn. and can be accessed via South Grade road (S6) or East Grade road (S7) that both connect to Highway 76. Once on Palomar Mtn. access is on Canfield Rd (S6) just past the Observatory and Fry Creek Campgrounds. The legal description is Township 9 South, Range 1 East, Section 33, San Bernardino Base Meridian, San Diego County, California. Additional maps can be purchased at the Ramona District Office (M-F) 8:00-4:30 located at 1634 Black Canyon Rd. Ramona, CA 92065.
Price Range:
The price range of this project is between $150,000 and $215,000.00

Note: Please wait until the solicitation is posted before asking technical questions regarding this requirement. Thank you!