CFO 2026 willow creek summit fuel reduct

The Bureau of Land Management's Challis Field Office seeks tree thinning services for approximately 402 acres at the Willow Creek Summit Fuels Reduction project near Challis, Idaho, with proposals due August 24. The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 115310 with a small business size standard of $11.5 million.

Place of performance is the project site near Challis, Idaho (T11N R21E Sections 27, 28, 33, 34, and 35), approximately 22 miles southeast of Challis near Idaho State Highway 93, with administrative delivery to BLM-ID Challis Field Office at 721 East Main Avenue, Suite 8, Challis, Idaho 83226. The contract runs from September 1 through November 30, 2026, with work limited to Monday through Friday between one-half hour before sunrise and one-half hour after sunset.

The contractor must thin live and dead Douglas-fir and lodgepole pine trees less than 6 inches diameter at breast height at 20-foot bole spacing, with up to 50 percent variation. Protected species—Mountain mahogany, Quaking aspen, and Limber pine—cannot be cut. All conifer trees below 6 inches DBH must be removed within 50 feet of existing Aspen patches. Cut stumps must not exceed 4 inches in height. Slash piles must be 6 to 8 feet in diameter and height, positioned at least 10 feet from leave tree boles and 25 feet from unit boundaries. Work is subject to 90 percent acceptable quality level verified through random inspection. The contractor must provide a written work progress plan, maintain an on-site crew foreman fluent in English, comply with Idaho State Fire Prevention Laws, and maintain specified firefighting equipment.

Pricing is on a per-acre basis with all-inclusive unit pricing. Evaluation applies a best-value trade-off process with technical capability and past performance combined weighted greater than price. Offerors must provide minimum three relevant past performance references from projects completed within five years and complete representations and certifications through SAM. Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates apply. Quotes submit electronically to Galby Celestin at galby_celestin@ios.doi.gov by August 24, 2026, at 1700 EDT.