84 Mesa Mastication, 771 acres
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- Solicitation number
- 140L3724Q0001
- Agency
- Idaho Region Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Land Management seeks to award a contract to provide mechanical mastication services on 771 acres located approximately 25 miles southwest of Meeker, Colorado. The contractor must be able to cut and shred pinyon and juniper trees up to 16 inches in diameter using rubber tired mulching machines capable of operating on slopes up to 30 percent. Award will be made on a lowest price technically acceptable basis. Questions are due by November 29th and proposals are due by December 8th. Amendments to the solicitation provide answers to questions and add mapping files.
This requirement has been set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 115310 with a size standard of $34 million. Phases I through III were previously awarded to various contractors for values ranging from $90,903 to $215,325. The selected contractor must complete work by November 30, 2024 at the project site in the 84 Mesa area located approximately 25 miles southwest of Meeker, Colorado. At least two rubber-tired mastication machines must be available to treat a minimum of 5-7 acres per day and minimize downtime in the case of equipment failure.
Notice text
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Update #3 · Latest ·
84 Mesa Mastication, 771 acres
Amendment 0002 is issued to answer questions received about the RFQ.
Question 1: Would a tracked mulching machine be an acceptable equivalent in place of the rubber-tired mulching machine?" and " Will rubber tracked, low ground pressure mulching machines be acceptable?"
Answer 1: Tracked equipment is not allowed for fuels treatments within this field office. The dry upland sites are susceptible to invasion from cheatgrass once the ground has been disturbed. Rubber tired equipment is much less likely to cause ground disturbance than tracked equipment.
Question 2: "I was looking on SAM for the award results for the previous 84 Mesa project that went out for bid earlier this year, but was unable to find anything. Was this bid awarded, and if so, could you tell me the award amount?" and "Who were the Vendors for phases 1, 2, & 3 of this project and what was their pricing? "
Answer 2:
Phase I: Phase I was conducted by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, we do not have information about the order
Phase II: Western Timber Management, order # 140L3722P0061, 8/31/22, $215,325.00
Phase III: Delbert Johnson Tree and Stump, order #140L3723P0032, 5/12/23, $90,903.00
Question 3: I wanted to reach out and see if I can get some clarification on the 84 Mesa Mastication project... Looking at the maps provided there doesn't seem to be a lot of trees per acre. I see that there is a minimum of 2 wheeled machines needed for these projects and was curious about the reason behind this requirement. To me there is not enough work for two machines. There is plenty of time in the allotted window to finish both of these projects with a single machine. We have 4 rubber-tired machines so that is not a problem for us to bring two, just want to make sure I'm not missing an important detail in the scope of work. Are the areas of concern really as sparse as it looks on google earth? All juniper trees 18" at DBH or less will be masticated on site. We are trying to keep our bids as competitive as possible in order to win both jobs.
Answer 3: The SOW states that vendors must HAVE ACCESS to two rubber tired machines that meet the minimum horse power specs... we don't require that the vendor has to have more than one on site. This requirement is meant to minimize 'down time' in the case of a catastrophic failure of the primary machine. Depending on the polygon, there is a low to moderate density of trees that are at or under the 18" DBH requirement.
Question 4: Has the project area been treated before? If yes, when?
Answer 4: The project site has not been mechanically treated before.
Question 5: Are current pictures for the landscape available?
Answer 5: No
Question 6: Is there a preferred location for a "base camp"?
Answer 6: As long as a camp is based on BLM lands and no new roads/two tracks are established to/from the camping site, there is no preferred camp site.
Question 7: Can we temporarily place bulk fuel on-site?
Answer 7: As long as the bulk fuel tank is not leaking, temporary bulk fuel tanks are allowed on site.
Question 8: Are there restrictions on working hours?
Answer 8: During summer months when fire restrictions may be in place is the only time when there are restrictions on working hours.
Question 9: Is a kmz file available?
Answer 9: Yes but the format is not compatible with sam.gov. Request the file by emailing lstjohn@blm.gov.
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Update #2 ·
84 Mesa Mastication, 771 acres
Amendment 0001 is issued to add two geo-referenced location maps to the RFQ information.
The Bureau of Land Management has a requirement for a contractor to masticate 771 acres of pinyon and juniper trees at 84 Mesa (Colorado) with contractor furnished rubber tired mulching machines equipped with a hydro-axe/fecon cutting heads capable of working on slopes up to 30 percent and mulching trees or logs up to 16 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH).
Details are included in the Statement of Work, maps, and Wage Determination attached to this RFQ.
No site visit is scheduled but offerors may visit the site on their own. The location is off improved roads that currently do not have snow cover. The location is approximately 25 miles southwest of Meeker, CO.
This solicitation is being issued as a total small business set-aside. The NAICS associated with this solicitation is 115310 Support Activities for Forestry, Fuels Management Services, which has a small business size standard of $34M.
Award will be made on a Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable basis. See provision 52.212-2 `Evaluation' for details of what must be included with your quote.
Technical questions regarding this RFQ shall be submitted in writing only via email to the Contract Specialist Laura StJohn at lstjohn@blm.gov by no later than Wednesday November 29, 2023 at 4:00 pm MT. Any questions received will be answered via an amendment to the solicitation on or about Friday December 1, 2023. If no questions are received no amendment will be issued. In order to ensure all offerors have the same information questions will not be accepted by telephone, they must be emailed and the answers will be provided in the amendment.
Quotes shall be submitted via email to lstjohn@blm.gov by no later than Friday December 8, 2023 at 4:00 pm MT. All quotes received will be acknowledged by a return email. Please include the RFQ number (140L3724Q0001) in the subject line of the email to ensure your quote is properly identified.
Due to system limitations submissions through sam.gov or FBMS/PRISM will not be accepted. Offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (sam.gov) as of the closing date and time of this solicitation. Please include your SAM UEI (Unique Entity ID) number with your quote so that we can verify your registration.
Update #1 ·
84 Mesa Mastication, 771 acres
The Bureau of Land Management has a requirement for a contractor to masticate 771 acres of pinyon and juniper trees at 84 Mesa (Colorado) with contractor furnished rubber tired mulching machines equipped with a hydro-axe/fecon cutting heads capable of working on slopes up to 30 percent and mulching trees or logs up to 16 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH).
Details are included in the Statement of Work, maps, and Wage Determination attached to this RFQ.
No site visit is scheduled but offerors may visit the site on their own. The location is off improved roads that currently do not have snow cover. The location is approximately 25 miles southwest of Meeker, CO.
This solicitation is being issued as a total small business set-aside. The NAICS associated with this solicitation is 115310 Support Activities for Forestry, Fuels Management Services, which has a small business size standard of $34M.
Award will be made on a Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable basis. See provision 52.212-2 `Evaluation' for details of what must be included with your quote.
Technical questions regarding this RFQ shall be submitted in writing only via email to the Contract Specialist Laura StJohn at lstjohn@blm.gov by no later than Wednesday November 29, 2023 at 4:00 pm MT. Any questions received will be answered via an amendment to the solicitation on or about Friday December 1, 2023. If no questions are received no amendment will be issued. In order to ensure all offerors have the same information questions will not be accepted by telephone, they must be emailed and the answers will be provided in the amendment.
Quotes shall be submitted via email to lstjohn@blm.gov by no later than Friday December 8, 2023 at 4:00 pm MT. All quotes received will be acknowledged by a return email. Please include the RFQ number (140L3724Q0001) in the subject line of the email to ensure your quote is properly identified.
Due to system limitations submissions through sam.gov or FBMS/PRISM will not be accepted. Offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (sam.gov) as of the closing date and time of this solicitation. Please include your SAM UEI (Unique Entity ID) number with your quote so that we can verify your registration.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sol_140L3724Q0001_Amd_0002.pdf | ||
| 84_Mesa_Phase_4_NAIP_0001.pdf | ||
| 84_Mesa_Phase_4_0001.pdf | ||
| Sol_140L3724Q0001_Amd_0001.pdf | ||
| Sol_140L3724Q0001.pdf | ||
| Wage_Determination_2015-5439_r21.pdf | ||
| Maps.doc | DOC document | |
| 84_Mesa_Mechanical_SOW.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| BIL 84 Mesa Mastication, 771 acres | Award Notice | |
| 84 Mesa Mastication, 771 acres | Solicitation |
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