Forest Service Hand Thinning, MATOC North Rockies/Great Basin
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1176101
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
- Place of performance
- Missoula, Montana 59804, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service intends to award a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for hand thinning and vegetation management services across National Forests and National Grasslands in the Northern Rockies and Great Basin regions, with an anticipated award date of 2031 and an estimated contract magnitude exceeding $10,000,000 over a five-year period.
Work encompasses tree thinning, slashing, girdling, pruning, weed and release, release of browse species, slash treatment, hand piling, fuel break construction, fireline construction, residual tree protection, duff mound removal, unit preparation, rehabilitation, chipping, and related services for fuels reduction, prescribed burn unit preparation, stand improvement, and unit rehabilitation. Place of performance includes all or portions of California, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming, with potential work on adjacent lands where cross-boundary services achieve project objectives and proper permissions are obtained. Work occurs during the field season.
The Forest Service seeks interested and capable sources to submit Capability Statements within 30 days of this notice by email to Contracting Officer Crystal Amos at crystal.amos@usda.gov. Capability Statements must include company name, Unique Entity Identification (UEI), point of contact information, address, email, phone number, business size designation (Small Business, 8(a) Concern, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business, HUBZone Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, or Women-Owned Small Business), and UEI and SAM expiration date, and must address ability and capacity to expertly perform multiple tasks over a broad geographic area in a short field season. Questions are due November 2, 2026, at 12:00 PM CDT. This synopsis is for informational purposes only; no proposals will be accepted at this time. The applicable NAICS code is 115310 — Support Activities for Forestry.
Notice text
Requirement includes a wide variety of non-merchantable vegetation management activities for the purpose of fuels reduction, prescribed burn unit preparation, stand improvement, or unit rehabilitation. Activities could include, but are not limited to, tree thinning, slashing, girdling, pruning, weed and release, release of browse species, slash treatment, hand piling, fuel break construction, Fireline construction, residual tree protection, duff mound removal, unit preparation work, rehabilitation, chipping and related services. Unit boundary/special protection area designation and/or traversing for or within these units may also be included in the activity.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Thinning_Synopsis_V2.pdf |
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