Hartville WUI vegetation treatment

The Bureau of Land Management's Idaho Region is seeking a contractor to perform vegetation treatment services in the Hartville Wildland Urban Interface area, specifically manual thinning, manual piling, and manual lop and scatter of juniper trees for wildlife habitat improvement and fuels reduction. The project encompasses approximately 412 acres divided into multiple units (1-8) in Platte County, Wyoming, and will require the use of hand tools including chainsaws for tree cutting, spacing, and debris management. Contractors must demonstrate relevant experience by providing three similar projects completed within the past five years, and proposals will be evaluated using the lowest price technically acceptable criteria, considering relevant experience, past performance, and technical approach. The government estimates that approximately 90% of the work will involve cut-and-pile methods while 10% will use lop-and-scatter techniques. The solicitation deadline is September 25, 2025 at 0900 Mountain Time, with all questions required to be submitted to Contracting Officer Linda Neely at lneely@blm.gov by the same date.

This opportunity is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) with a size standard of $34 million. No incumbent contractors or current service providers are identified in the solicitation documents. While no specific contract value or budget range is disclosed, the solicitation indicates this is a firm-fixed-price contract type. The performance period extends from September 29, 2025 through September 30, 2026, providing contractors with approximately one year to complete the vegetation treatment work. The work will be performed in Platte County, Wyoming under the oversight of the BLM Wyoming High Plains District's Casper Field Office, though the solicitation is being managed by the BLM Fire and Aviation National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.