Eastern Blues Stewardship (EBS) BPA - Malheur/Umatilla/Wallowa-Whitman National Forests, Oregon

This solicitation will remain Open and Continuous. Proposals for this BPA may be received for the life of the BPA. Proposals received will be reviewed at the convenience of the Forest Service. Contractors with an Active EBS BPA do not need to re-submit.

Eastern Blues Stewardship (EBS) BPA, Malheur, Umatilla, & Wallowa-Whitman National Forests, Oregon

This solicitation and any resultant Blanket Purchase Agreements are a service or stewardship project in accordance with the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 amended as the “Permanent Stewardship Contracting Authority Act of 2013”  under subsection (b) in accordance with Sec. 3903 of Title 41, U.S.C. This is a commercial item acquisition that has been tailored to include fitting the Government’s method of trading goods for services in Stewardship instruments.

Stewardship Authority: Section 604 (16 USC 6591c) of Public Law 108-148 as amended by Section 8205 of Public Law 113-79, the Agricultural Act of 2014—Grants the U.S. Forest Service (Government) permanent authority to enter into stewardship contracts or agreements to achieve land management goals for the National Forests or public lands that meet local and rural community needs. Section 8205 supersedes the temporary authority granted to the Forest Service (Government) in section 347 of Public Law 105-277, the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Appropriations Act, 1999.

Stewardship authorities permit the Government to solicit this requirement as Full and Open competition.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

• Commercial timber harvest
• Pre-commercial thinning
• Grapple Piling
• Hand thinning
• Hand piling
• Road maintenance
• Mastication

The overall objectives of this Hazardous Fuels and Restoration project are:

1. Improve and protect:

• The vitality and resiliency of forest and range ecosystems to threats from fire, insect, disease and invasive and    noxious species, including maintaining soil productivity and the use of prescribed fire or vegetation removal to promote healthy forests and rangelands
• Water resources including watershed health and productivity, water quantity and quality
• Habitat for wildlife and fish;
• Air quality, including minimizing air quality impacts by removing excess biomass before the introduction of fire;     
• The commercial value of forest biomass for producing electric energy, shavings, and other beneficial uses

2. Reduce:

• Hazardous forest fuels on federal lands
• Fire hazards to private lands, at-risk communities and municipal water supplies; and other improvements
• Threat of catastrophic fire to T&E species habitat
• Effects of insect & disease epidemic
• Prevalence of noxious and exotic plants and promote reestablishment of native species

The Awardee shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, tools, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals necessary to perform the work in accordance with the specifications and provisions and clauses of the contract. Bid Bonds, Payment Bonds, and Performance Bonds are not required for this project.

All Contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ to be eligible for award under this solicitation. If not actively registered by time of proposal evaluations, you will be found non-responsive. Registration in SAM is a free service – you do not need to pay to register in this system. If your registration is not active, you will not be considered for award.

PROJECT LOCATION: 

Project areas are located on the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallow Whitman National Forest boundaries. The scope covers Federal and local agency lands within Forests’ boundaries which include but are not limited to BLM lands and all counties within forest boundaries. .

NAICS Code: 113310 Logging, 115310 Support Activities for Forestry

Size Standard: 500 employees for Logging; $8 Million for Support Activities for Forestry, $20.5 Million for Fuel Management and Fire Suppression activities (Average annual receipts for the preceding three fiscal years).

NAICS code: 115310 – Support Activities for Forestry – Forest Fire Suppression and Fuels Management Services are two components of Support Activities for Forestry. Forest Fire Suppression includes establishments which provide services to fight forest fires. These firms usually have fire-fighting crews and equipment. Fuels Management Services firms provide services to clear land of hazardous materials that would fuel forest fires. The treatments used by these firms may include prescribed fire, mechanical removal, establishing fuel breaks, thinning, pruning, and piling.

If you have questions regarding the solicitation, they must be emailed to Ingrid Anderson at ingrid.anderson@usda.gov and Mark Phillipp at mark.phillipp@usda.gov. Please email your offer to mark.phillipp@usda.gov and Nikki Layton nikki.layton@usda.gov. 

NOTE: Jan 7, 2022: This Solicitation opens annually in May/June.  Contractors with an Active EBS BPA do not need to re-submit.

Eastern Blues Stewardship (EBS) BPA, Malheur, Umatilla, & Wallowa-Whitman National Forests, Oregon

This solicitation and any resultant Blanket Purchase Agreements are a service or stewardship project in accordance with the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 amended as the “Permanent Stewardship Contracting Authority Act of 2013”  under subsection (b) in accordance with Sec. 3903 of Title 41, U.S.C. This is a commercial item acquisition that has been tailored to include fitting the Government’s method of trading goods for services in Stewardship instruments.

Stewardship Authority: Section 604 (16 USC 6591c) of Public Law 108-148 as amended by Section 8205 of Public Law 113-79, the Agricultural Act of 2014—Grants the U.S. Forest Service (Government) permanent authority to enter into stewardship contracts or agreements to achieve land management goals for the National Forests or public lands that meet local and rural community needs. Section 8205 supersedes the temporary authority granted to the Forest Service (Government) in section 347 of Public Law 105-277, the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Appropriations Act, 1999.

Stewardship authorities permit the Government to solicit this requirement as Full and Open competition.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

• Commercial timber harvest
• Pre-commercial thinning
• Grapple Piling
• Hand thinning
• Hand piling
• Road maintenance
• Mastication

The overall objectives of this Hazardous Fuels and Restoration project are:

1. Improve and protect:

• The vitality and resiliency of forest and range ecosystems to threats from fire, insect, disease and invasive and    noxious species, including maintaining soil productivity and the use of prescribed fire or vegetation removal to promote healthy forests and rangelands
• Water resources including watershed health and productivity, water quantity and quality
• Habitat for wildlife and fish;
• Air quality, including minimizing air quality impacts by removing excess biomass before the introduction of fire;     
• The commercial value of forest biomass for producing electric energy, shavings, and other beneficial uses

2. Reduce:

• Hazardous forest fuels on federal lands
• Fire hazards to private lands, at-risk communities and municipal water supplies; and other improvements
• Threat of catastrophic fire to T&E species habitat
• Effects of insect & disease epidemic
• Prevalence of noxious and exotic plants and promote reestablishment of native species

The Awardee shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, tools, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals necessary to perform the work in accordance with the specifications and provisions and clauses of the contract. Bid Bonds, Payment Bonds, and Performance Bonds are not required for this project.

All Contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ to be eligible for award under this solicitation. If not actively registered by time of proposal evaluations, you will be found non-responsive. Registration in SAM is a free service – you do not need to pay to register in this system. If your registration is not active, you will not be considered for award.

PROJECT LOCATION: 

Project areas are located on the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallow Whitman National Forest boundaries. The scope covers Federal and local agency lands within Forests’ boundaries which include but are not limited to BLM lands and all counties within forest boundaries. .

NAICS Code: 113310 Logging, 115310 Support Activities for Forestry

Size Standard: 500 employees for Logging; $8 Million for Support Activities for Forestry, $20.5 Million for Fuel Management and Fire Suppression activities (Average annual receipts for the preceding three fiscal years).

NAICS code: 115310 – Support Activities for Forestry – Forest Fire Suppression and Fuels Management Services are two components of Support Activities for Forestry. Forest Fire Suppression includes establishments which provide services to fight forest fires. These firms usually have fire-fighting crews and equipment. Fuels Management Services firms provide services to clear land of hazardous materials that would fuel forest fires. The treatments used by these firms may include prescribed fire, mechanical removal, establishing fuel breaks, thinning, pruning, and piling.

If you have questions regarding the solicitation, they must be emailed to Ingrid Anderson at ingrid.anderson@usda.gov and Mark Phillipp at mark.phillipp@usda.gov. Please email your offer to mark.phillipp@usda.gov and Nikki Layton nikki.layton@usda.gov. 

NOTE: Jan 7, 2022: This Solicitation opens annually in May/June.  Contractors with an Active EBS BPA do not need to re-submit.

Eastern Blues Stewardship (EBS) BPA, Malheur, Umatilla, & Wallowa-Whitman National Forests, Oregon

This solicitation and any resultant Blanket Purchase Agreements are a service or stewardship project in accordance with the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 amended as the “Permanent Stewardship Contracting Authority Act of 2013”  under subsection (b) in accordance with Sec. 3903 of Title 41, U.S.C. This is a commercial item acquisition that has been tailored to include fitting the Government’s method of trading goods for services in Stewardship instruments.

Stewardship Authority: Section 604 (16 USC 6591c) of Public Law 108-148 as amended by Section 8205 of Public Law 113-79, the Agricultural Act of 2014—Grants the U.S. Forest Service (Government) permanent authority to enter into stewardship contracts or agreements to achieve land management goals for the National Forests or public lands that meet local and rural community needs. Section 8205 supersedes the temporary authority granted to the Forest Service (Government) in section 347 of Public Law 105-277, the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Appropriations Act, 1999.

Stewardship authorities permit the Government to solicit this requirement as Full and Open competition.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

• Commercial timber harvest
• Pre-commercial thinning
• Grapple Piling
• Hand thinning
• Hand piling
• Road maintenance
• Mastication

The overall objectives of this Hazardous Fuels and Restoration project are:

1. Improve and protect:

• The vitality and resiliency of forest and range ecosystems to threats from fire, insect, disease and invasive and    noxious species, including maintaining soil productivity and the use of prescribed fire or vegetation removal to promote healthy forests and rangelands
• Water resources including watershed health and productivity, water quantity and quality
• Habitat for wildlife and fish;
• Air quality, including minimizing air quality impacts by removing excess biomass before the introduction of fire;     
• The commercial value of forest biomass for producing electric energy, shavings, and other beneficial uses

2. Reduce:

• Hazardous forest fuels on federal lands
• Fire hazards to private lands, at-risk communities and municipal water supplies; and other improvements
• Threat of catastrophic fire to T&E species habitat
• Effects of insect & disease epidemic
• Prevalence of noxious and exotic plants and promote reestablishment of native species

The Awardee shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, tools, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals necessary to perform the work in accordance with the specifications and provisions and clauses of the contract. Bid Bonds, Payment Bonds, and Performance Bonds are not required for this project.

All Contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ to be eligible for award under this solicitation. If not actively registered by time of proposal evaluations, you will be found non-responsive. Registration in SAM is a free service – you do not need to pay to register in this system. If your registration is not active, you will not be considered for award.

PROJECT LOCATION: 

Project areas are located on the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallow Whitman National Forest boundaries. The scope covers Federal and local agency lands within Forests’ boundaries which include but are not limited to BLM lands and all counties within forest boundaries. .

NAICS Code: 113310 Logging, 115310 Support Activities for Forestry

Size Standard: 500 employees for Logging; $8 Million for Support Activities for Forestry, $20.5 Million for Fuel Management and Fire Suppression activities (Average annual receipts for the preceding three fiscal years).

NAICS code: 115310 – Support Activities for Forestry – Forest Fire Suppression and Fuels Management Services are two components of Support Activities for Forestry. Forest Fire Suppression includes establishments which provide services to fight forest fires. These firms usually have fire-fighting crews and equipment. Fuels Management Services firms provide services to clear land of hazardous materials that would fuel forest fires. The treatments used by these firms may include prescribed fire, mechanical removal, establishing fuel breaks, thinning, pruning, and piling.

The Contracting Officer is Mark Phillipp with the National Stewardship Contracting Branch and can be reached at Mark.Phillipp@USDA.gov and (541) 410-1187. Please use email as primary contact method.

Eastern Blues Stewardship (EBS) BPA, Malheur, Umatilla, & Wallowa-Whitman National Forests, Oregon

This solicitation and any resultant Blanket Purchase Agreements are a service or stewardship project in accordance with the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 amended as the “Permanent Stewardship Contracting Authority Act of 2013”  under subsection (b) in accordance with Sec. 3903 of Title 41, U.S.C. This is a commercial item acquisition that has been tailored to include fitting the Government’s method of trading goods for services in Stewardship instruments.

Stewardship Authority: Section 604 (16 USC 6591c) of Public Law 108-148 as amended by Section 8205 of Public Law 113-79, the Agricultural Act of 2014—Grants the U.S. Forest Service (Government) permanent authority to enter into stewardship contracts or agreements to achieve land management goals for the National Forests or public lands that meet local and rural community needs. Section 8205 supersedes the temporary authority granted to the Forest Service (Government) in section 347 of Public Law 105-277, the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Appropriations Act, 1999.

Stewardship authorities permit the Government to solicit this requirement as Full and Open competition.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

• Commercial timber harvest
• Pre-commercial thinning
• Grapple Piling
• Hand thinning
• Hand piling
• Road maintenance
• Mastication

The overall objectives of this Hazardous Fuels and Restoration project are:

1. Improve and protect:

• The vitality and resiliency of forest and range ecosystems to threats from fire, insect, disease and invasive and    noxious species, including maintaining soil productivity and the use of prescribed fire or vegetation removal to promote healthy forests and rangelands
• Water resources including watershed health and productivity, water quantity and quality
• Habitat for wildlife and fish;
• Air quality, including minimizing air quality impacts by removing excess biomass before the introduction of fire;     
• The commercial value of forest biomass for producing electric energy, shavings, and other beneficial uses

2. Reduce:

• Hazardous forest fuels on federal lands
• Fire hazards to private lands, at-risk communities and municipal water supplies; and other improvements
• Threat of catastrophic fire to T&E species habitat
• Effects of insect & disease epidemic
• Prevalence of noxious and exotic plants and promote reestablishment of native species

The Awardee shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, tools, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals necessary to perform the work in accordance with the specifications and provisions and clauses of the contract. Bid Bonds, Payment Bonds, and Performance Bonds are not required for this project.

All Contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ to be eligible for award under this solicitation. If not actively registered by time of proposal evaluations, you will be found non-responsive. Registration in SAM is a free service – you do not need to pay to register in this system. If your registration is not active, you will not be considered for award.

PROJECT LOCATION: 

Project areas are located on the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallow Whitman National Forest boundaries. The scope covers Federal and local agency lands within Forests’ boundaries which include but are not limited to BLM lands and all counties within forest boundaries. .

NAICS Code: 113310 Logging, 115310 Support Activities for Forestry

Size Standard: 500 employees for Logging; $8 Million for Support Activities for Forestry, $20.5 Million for Fuel Management and Fire Suppression activities (Average annual receipts for the preceding three fiscal years).

NAICS code: 115310 – Support Activities for Forestry – Forest Fire Suppression and Fuels Management Services are two components of Support Activities for Forestry. Forest Fire Suppression includes establishments which provide services to fight forest fires. These firms usually have fire-fighting crews and equipment. Fuels Management Services firms provide services to clear land of hazardous materials that would fuel forest fires. The treatments used by these firms may include prescribed fire, mechanical removal, establishing fuel breaks, thinning, pruning, and piling.

The Contracting Officer is Mark Phillipp with the National Stewardship Contracting Branch and can be reached at Mark.Phillipp@USDA.gov and (541) 410-1187. Please use email as primary contact method.