Cove II Stewardship

Added: May 11, 2015 11:30 am (a) Description of Work- This solicitation and any resultant contract is a stewardship project in accordance with Section 323 of Public Law 108-7 (16 U.S.C. 2104 Note, as revised February 28, 2003 to reflect sec. 323 of J.J. Res. 2 as enrolled), the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003, amending Public Law 105-277, sec. 347. This is a commercial item acquisition that has been tailored to fit the Government's method of trading goods for services. The primary purpose of this project is to provide for long-term forest health and to reduce the likelihood and severity of future insect infestation and/or wildfires within the Cove Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). Work within this contract includes typical activities associated with helicopter and/or cable timber harvest, including slash treatment, landing restoration, erosion control and associated road maintenance.

(b) Resulting Contract - Any resultant contract will be a service contract with provisions for timber removal.

(c) Project Location - This project is located on lands administered by the La Grande Ranger District of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Vicinity maps showing project locations and access are attached and made part of this contract. All township and range locations are predicated upon the Willamette Base Meridian. The project area includes sections 18, 19, 20, 29 and 30 of Township 3 South, Range 41 East. Location is approximately 5 miles east of Cove, Oregon.

Solicitation will post on or around May 26, 2015.  Offers are due June 26, 2015.

Full and open competition.