2026 burdick piling

The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region seeks cutting and piling of slash on approximately 52 acres in the Burdick Focus Area near La Barge, Wyoming, with quotes due June 22, 2026 at 0900 MDT. The procurement is set aside 100 percent for Women-Owned Small Businesses under NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), with a size standard of $34.0 million.

Place of performance is the Burdick Focus Area on Miller Mountain, Wyoming High Desert District (Sublette County), approximately 12 miles west-southwest of La Barge. Work comprises hand pile construction on previously thinned slash units within the 97 Unit of the 688 Burn Polygon Strata, with piles to be constructed in rectangular shapes with tightly stacked materials and kindling in the center for burning by the BLM.

Performance period runs June 30, 2026 through September 30, 2026. Offerors must demonstrate minimum two similar projects completed within five years and submit technical capability narratives addressing understanding of project requirements, staffing and management approach, safety and sustainability understanding, permitting processes, and completion schedule (maximum five pages). Award will be made on a comparative best value basis, with technical capability weighted more heavily than price. The Request for Quote incorporates FAR Part 12 commercial acquisition procedures, Service Contract Act labor standards, and wage determinations applicable to forestry workers in Wyoming. Amendment 0001 issued June 17, 2026 clarified that this work succeeds a prior Fish & Game Contract with Summitt Forests; offerors must acknowledge receipt of the amendment with their quotes.