Fargo-moorhead forest mitigation planting

This is a pre-solicitation notice, and as such, any additional information as to the size and/or scope of the project will not be available until the issuance of the Invitation for Bid (IFB).

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Paul District has a requirement for a Contractor capable of providing all labor, material, and equipment necessary to meet the requirements for the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan (FMM) Area Flood Risk Management Forest Mitigation Planting project. 

The FMM Forest Planting project will serve as environmental mitigation for impacts associated with the FMM Project. The FMM project is a large, multi-faceted project that will result in significant flood risk management for the project area.  Forest planting is one part of the overall FMM project.

The services requirement includes development and execution of several plans including planting, maintenance, and invasive species control for approximately 99 acres of forest and native prairie. Up to 48 of those acres will require the planting and establishment of trees, grasses, and forbs. Approximately 52 acres are existing forest that will require invasive species management. The services will also include 5 years of maintenance and monitoring on the 99.3 acres of land included in the contract.

It is anticipated that this project will be solicited in mid-December 2024.  All dates are tentative and for planning purposes only. 

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project would be 115310; Support Activities for Forestry with a size standard of $11.5 Million.

The resulting contract shall be a Firm, Fixed-Price contract.

The solicitation shall be a Total Small Business Set-Aside. 

The solicitation will be an Invitation for Bid (IFB).

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As required by 15 U.S.C. 644(w), the Corps of Engineers’ policy and procedures, as well as past performance information, in regard to definitization of requests for equitable adjustments is found at https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Partnering.

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