Frosty JCLRP Ladder Fuels Reduction 16, Tonasket Ranger District

Frosty JCLRP Ladder Fuels Reduction FY 16

The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest requests services including sanitation, release and thinning with slash treatments of created and existing slash on the Tonasket Ranger District. Location of the work is in Okanogan County, Washington State, in the northeast portion of Washington State.

This project requires the furnishing of all tools, equipment, materials, supplies, labor, supervision, workman's compensation, unemployment insurance, transportation, and incidentals to perform all work necessary to accomplish the ladder fuels reduction. Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act registration and a Washington State Farm/Forest Labor License are mandatory and are required at time of quoting.

The period of this contract is award date through September 30, 2017. All work must completed, accepted and invoiced by September 30, 2017.

Estimated start work date is 3 calendar days from the issuance of a written "Notice to Proceed". Based on an estimated start work date of June 30, 2016, a performance production completion rate of 5 acres per day. All production rates are inclusive of ladder fuels reduction, any required slash treatments, and reflects lost time due to seasonal weather closures or IFPL shutdown periods.

The contract will have two line items. Item 1 is approximately 1,003 acres of ladder fuels reduction with slash treatment. Item 2 is approximately 1,003 acres of hand piling of created slash treatments including hand piling of slash. Total treatment acres equate to 2,006 acres. It is anticipated that not all sub-item will be awarded (reference solicitation), those sub-items not award will become option items.

This project will be advertised as a written quotation and will be solicited under the Simplified Acquisition Procurement (SAP) and Commercial Item rules. FAR 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items does apply. Issue date of the solicitation is on or about May 6, 2016. The actual quote due date will be listed in the solicitation.

All responsible sources may submit a quote which will be considered. An electronic copy of the solicitation will be posted at this site on the issue date.