Deschutes NF, Site Preparation - Mowing and Road Brushing
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 1240BE26Q0019
- Agency
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Region 6 - Pacific Northwest Region
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
- Place of performance
- Sisters, Oregon, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, is soliciting quotations for site preparation services involving the mastication of brush and brushing of roads on the Deschutes National Forest near Sisters, Oregon. The contractor must provide a qualified operator and a Type 2 Excavator with a minimum of 100 horsepower and 30,000 pounds capacity equipped with forestry grousers, along with a mower/mastication head (strip mowers and skid steers are explicitly excluded). Key contract requirements include treating 65 to 70 percent of existing brush within designated units while retaining 30 to 35 percent in island patches, cutting brush to within 6 inches of ground surface, providing GPS tracking data for verification, maintaining equipment free of noxious weed seeds, and implementing a comprehensive job-specific safety plan addressing hazards such as tree falling and heavy equipment operation. Evaluation will be based on technical capability across four sub-factors (equipment availability, soil impact mitigation methods, quality control processes, and safety planning), relevant past performance from the preceding three years involving similar work scope and complexity, and price as the primary award factor. All quotations must be submitted by February 25, 2026, at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time to the Contracting Officer Paula Winningham at paula.winningham@usda.gov, with technical questions due three days prior to the deadline.
This solicitation, numbered 1240BE26Q0018, is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a small business size standard of $11 million, meaning only small businesses are eligible to compete for the contract. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation materials. The anticipated contract award will be a firm fixed price purchase order for a single contractor, with pricing submitted on a per-acre or per-mile basis depending on work type. The scope of work encompasses approximately 761 acres of brush mastication and 3.528 miles of road and ditch brushing across 18 base units totaling 471 acres, with four optional units totaling an additional 268 acres available depending on funding. Work must commence on March 30, 2026, and be completed by November 30, 2026, with performance taking place in and around Trout Creek Butte in the Sisters Ranger District of Deschutes County, Oregon, at elevations ranging from 3,800 to 5,100 feet.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
Amendment 1: Statement of Work, revise or clarify Equipment Specifications: (See Amended Statement of Work in the Attachments/Links section)
4(a) Excavator Required: Min 100 HP & 30,000 lbs. with forestry grousers (removes Type 2, minimum 111 HP) with operator.
4(b): Mower/mastication head. Clarification: Strip mowers or skid steer with tracks and mower head will not accepted.
Sign Amendment #1 pdf, then return a signed copy with your response to the quote package (described below). Quote due date and time remains the same.
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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 1240BE26Q0018 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ)
Project: Deschutes NF, Site Preparation - Mowing and Road Brushing
This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.
The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 115310. The small business size standard is 11 million. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
Award Type:
It is anticipated that a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order will be awarded as a result of this synopsis/solicitation.
The Government intends to make one award from this solicitation. Therefore, to be considered responsive, contractors must submit pricing for all items.
Statement of Requirement
Masticate multiple acres of brush to make way for reforestation efforts within the coming years. Most of the project area consists of brush that can be mulched by most industrial mowing implements. For the purposes of this contract the terms “mow” and “mastication” are used interchangeably.
Brush out Roads and ditch per specifications to improve driving conditions and reach units with ease.
Equipment: Contractor shall furnish: 1) Type 2 Excavator, minimum 111 HP & 30,000 pounds, with forestry grousers, and operator; 2) Mower with mastication head, and operator. Operators shall have sufficient skill and experience to perform the work as specified.
See Attachment 3 – Statement of Work for further information.
Location: The project area is located within the Umpqua National Forest, Sisters Ranger District, mostly in and around Trout Creek Butte, T15S R09E sec 1-36 County: Deschutes
Period of Performance: Estimated Start date: March 30, 2026 Complete all Items by: November 30, 2026
Questions:
Questions shall be submitted via email to paula.winningham@usda.gov are due no later than three days prior to quote due date and time. This will ensure enough time to respond before the solicitation period ends. Please include the solicitation name and number as the subject line of the email.
To respond to this quote, email the following documents:
1)Attachment 2 – Schedule of Items (for your pricing and business information)
2)Your written response to the Evaluation Factors (found in the Solicitation pdf). Adobe Acrobat or Word documents accepted. 3)Signed Amendment #1.
Email quote no later than the due date and time to: paula.winningham@usda.gov
Quote Due Date and Time: 2/25/2026, 2 p.m. PST
Update #1 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 1240BE26Q0018 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ)
Project: Deschutes NF, Site Preparation - Mowing and Road Brushing
This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.
The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 115310. The small business size standard is 11 million. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
Award Type:
It is anticipated that a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order will be awarded as a result of this synopsis/solicitation.
The Government intends to make one award from this solicitation. Therefore, to be considered responsive, contractors must submit pricing for all items.
Statement of Requirement
Masticate multiple acres of brush to make way for reforestation efforts within the coming years. Most of the project area consists of brush that can be mulched by most industrial mowing implements. For the purposes of this contract the terms “mow” and “mastication” are used interchangeably.
Brush out Roads and ditch per specifications to improve driving conditions and reach units with ease.
Equipment: Contractor shall furnish: 1) Type 2 Excavator, minimum 111 HP & 30,000 pounds, with forestry grousers, and operator; 2) Mower with mastication head, and operator. Operators shall have sufficient skill and experience to perform the work as specified.
See Attachment 3 – Statement of Work for further information.
Location: The project area is located within the Umpqua National Forest, Sisters Ranger District, mostly in and around Trout Creek Butte, T15S R09E sec 1-36 County: Deschutes
Period of Performance: Estimated Start date: March 30, 2026 Complete all Items by: November 30, 2026
Questions:
Questions shall be submitted via email to paula.winningham@usda.gov are due no later than three days prior to quote due date and time. This will ensure enough time to respond before the solicitation period ends. Please include the solicitation name and number as the subject line of the email.
To respond to this quote, email the following documents:
1) Attachment 2 – Schedule of Items (for your pricing and business information)
2)Your written response to the Evaluation Factors (found in the Solicitation pdf). Adobe Acrobat or Word documents accepted.
Email quote no later than the due date and time to: paula.winningham@usda.gov
Quote Due Date and Time: 2/25/2026, 2 p.m. PST
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Deschutes NF, Site Preparation - Mowing and Road Brushing | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation |
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