Banquet-Plateau DxP IRSC RMRP Stewardship Call Order

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is procuring comprehensive forest stewardship services through the Banquet-Plateau DxP IRSC (Designation by Prescription Integrated Resource Service Contract) to increase forest resiliency, reduce bark beetle epidemic risks, and mitigate wildfire threats in the San Juan National Forest's Dolores Ranger District. This multi-project solicitation is restricted to approved companies eligible for call orders under the Rocky Mountain Restoration Project (RMRP) Stewardship BPA and may be awarded to two vendors for separate Banquet and Plateau projects. The primary work involves cutting and removing ponderosa pine timber, with mandatory activities including live sawtimber removal for trees 9.0"-19.9" DBH (Banquet) or 21.9" DBH (Plateau), plus dead sawtimber and non-sawtimber cutting and decking operations. Evaluation criteria include technical approach, past performance, and local community benefit, with these factors being approximately equal in importance to cost/price, and a minimum acceptable offer of $4.14 per CCF for sawtimber. Proposals are due September 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM MT via email to matthew.daigle@usda.gov and keith.r.brugger@usda.gov, with all questions requiring written submission to the same addresses.

This procurement utilizes no set-aside designation beyond the BPA restriction, though the contract documents reference small business set-aside provisions with a $30M size standard. The Banquet contract area encompasses approximately 1,222 acres with an estimated 1,011,375 cubic feet of timber volume across 15 cutting units, while the Plateau area covers 882 acres with estimated volumes of 7,174 CCF of sawtimber. The contract period extends from award through September 30, 2029 for mandatory work items and September 30, 2030 for optional activities. Work will be performed in Dolores, Colorado, specifically across multiple township sections in Montezuma and Dolores Counties within the San Juan National Forest. The contractor must also perform comprehensive road maintenance on multiple National Forest Service Roads before, during, and after hauling operations, adhering to specific wage determination requirements ranging from $14.02 to $26.38 per hour for various forestry occupations.