Forest wide Timber Stand Improvement (TSI) 5 years IDIQ for Hiawatha National Forest, located in MI.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting quotes for a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Timber Stand Improvement (TSI) and site preparation services on the Hiawatha National Forest in Michigan. The contract requires contractors to perform various forest management activities including tree release, pruning, cleaning, weeding, hardwood canopy gap cleaning, red and jack pine release, beech salvage sale cleaning, aspen cleaning, and mixed species cleaning across the forest's East and West Zones. The Forest Service will evaluate offers based on past performance, experience and qualifications, quality control plan, and price, with technical and past performance factors being approximately equal to cost in determining best value. Contractors will be selected through a competitive task order process, with awards determined by best value considering price, timeframe, and past performance. The solicitation has a quote submission deadline of July 7, 2025, at 10:00 AM Eastern, and a post-award conference will be held within 10-15 days of contract award at Hiawatha National Forest locations in St. Ignace and Rapid River, Michigan.

This procurement is designated as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) with an $11.5 million size standard. The contract will award a maximum of three contractors and covers work from August 1, 2025, to July 31, 2030, with five separate ordering periods. The estimated treatment areas vary annually, ranging from 700 to 3,700 acres per unit, with work spanning across both the Eastside unit (Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace Ranger Districts) and Westside unit (Rapid River, Manistique, and Munising Ranger Districts). The current task order examples include approximately 590 acres of forestry work in the West Zone, with contract periods running from July 15, 2025, until November 15, 2026. Work will be performed in Gladstone, Michigan, and contractors must provide all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to complete the forest management activities.