ACQ-2026 cottonwood piles contract

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region seeks selective thinning, pruning, and piling services on 121 acres in the Cottonwood Project area near Pinedale, Wyoming, with quotes due July 24, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. MST. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside with a small business size standard of $34.0 million.

Performance is on BLM-administered land in the Pinedale Field Office, approximately 21 miles west/southwest of Daniel, Wyoming, Section 7, T32N R114W. The period of performance runs August 1 through November 14, 2026. Work comprises 58 acres of conifer-dominant units thinned to approximately 110 leave trees per acre and 63 acres of aspen-dominant units with conifer encroachment removal. Specifications include thinning prescriptions with protection of 5-needle pines, pruning to six feet above ground, flush-cut stump requirements, and piling of materials between one and eight inches in diameter; the BLM and USWFS will burn piles. Access crosses private land requiring one week advance notice to landowners; contractors may also use foot and UTV access. The contract is firm-fixed price.

NAICS code is 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry); PSC is F014 (Natural Resources/Conservation—Tree Thinning). Contractors must register and remain active in SAM, submit their UEI and CAGE code, and maintain a minimum 85 percent quality standard as determined through periodic inspections by the Contracting Officer or designated representatives. Service Contract Act wage determinations apply; Wyoming forestry occupations range from $13.96 to $27.24 per hour plus health and welfare benefits of $5.55 per hour. Standard FAR clauses including minimum wage requirements, equal opportunity provisions, sustainable products requirements, and electronic invoicing through the Invoice Processing Platform apply. Quotes must acknowledge Amendments 0001, 0002, 0003, and 0004, issued July 9 through July 21. Amendment 0001 added geofenced photos as a required service; Amendment 0004 clarified the period of performance and mobilization timeline.