Hydro Axe Removal Services
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA500425Q0043
- Agency
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Pacific Air Forces
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 561730 Landscaping Services
- Place of performance
- Eielson AFB, Alaska 99702, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Pacific Air Forces at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska is soliciting hydro axe brush and tree clearing services to maintain power line and pipeline right-of-ways across approximately 25-50 acres at two locations: Eielson AFB and Birch Lake Military Recreation Camp. The contractor must furnish all labor, transportation, materials, engineering, and equipment to perform vegetation clearing that prevents trees from contacting high-voltage overhead power lines and maintains access for JP8 pipeline fueling systems that support flying missions. Key requirements include creating 60-foot wide corridors (30 feet on each side of poles/pipelines) at Eielson AFB and 40-foot wide corridors (20 feet on each side) at Birch Lake, cutting trees 6 inches in diameter and larger at 4 feet above ground, and mulching remaining vegetation. A mandatory site visit was conducted on July 14, 2025, with requests for information due by July 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM AKST, and proposals due by July 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM AKST via email to specified Air Force contacts. Amendment 0001 was issued on July 17, 2025, providing responses to RFIs and updating the Performance Work Statement with adjusted work hours.
This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 561730 (Landscaping Services) with a size standard of 500 employees, though some documents also reference it as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside. The contract carries a total award value of $9,500,000.00 and operates under a firm fixed-price arrangement. The performance period runs from August 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025, with work to be conducted seven days a week between 0700-1900 hours, excluding weekends and federal holidays unless otherwise approved. The work will be performed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska 99702, and Birch Lake Military Recreation Camp, covering approximately 25 acres but not to exceed 50 acres total between both locations. Contractors must comply with stringent base security protocols and obtain proper access passes for working in different security zones within the Air Force installation.
Notice text
4 versions
Update #4 · Latest ·
Amendment 0001 - Amendment 0001 has been issued to:
- Provide responses to all RFIs received by the deadline.
- Update the Performance Work Statement to include adjusted work hours.
- All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
Please see Attachments 1-4 for relevant documentation to the Amendment.
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Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska is issuing a solicitation for Hydro Axe Services.
Description of Services: Contractor to furnish all labor, transportation, materials, engineering and equipment to perform brush and tree clearing services on Eielson AFB to include services at Birch Lake Military Recreation Camp.
Eielson AFB and Birch Lake has approximately 25 acres, not to exceed 50 acres of power line and pipeline, right of ways, that require hydro axed to prevent trees from coming into contact with the high voltage overhead power lines and to keep power line right of ways clear for maintenance purposes. Additionally, maintenance access needs to be made to conduct maintenance and repairs to the JP8 pipeline fueling systems supplying fuel to the flying missions. These rights of ways need to be hydro axed to an overall width of 60ft, 30ft on each side of the pole or pipeline, with the exception of Birch Lake Military Recreation Camp. That area will be 20 feet on each side of the lines. These sections around Eielson, which will be included in the map section, are around power lines or future power lines and pipelines that require hydro-axing. The total area for the service is approximately 25 acres, not to exceed 50 acres between the two locations. See attachment, Maps, for required land coverage.
Period of Performance: 1 August 2025 – 30 September 2025
Site Visit: A site visit will be conducted on 14 July 2025. Contractors should report to the CE Maintenance Shops building parking lot located at Bldg. 2351, Central Avenue, Eielson AFB, AK at 09:00 AM (AKST). The Point of Contact for the site visit is listed as follows:
Name: Vanessa Gray
Email: vanessa.gray.3@us.af.mil
Phone: 3166650811
Request for Information: All Requests for Information from interested parties must be submitted formally no later than 16 July 2025 at 11:00 AM (AKST) via email to jedidiah.lee@us.af.mil and tara.richmond@us.af.mil. They will be answered via an amendment to the solicitation.
Proposal Due Date: 22 July 2025 at 11:00 AM (AKST) via email to jedidiah.lee@us.af.mil and tara.richmond@us.af.mil.
Update #3 ·
Amendment 0001 - Amendment 0001 has been issued to:
- Provide responses to all RFIs received by the deadline.
- Update the Performance Work Statement to include adjusted work hours.
- All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
Please see Attachments 1-4 for relevant documentation to the Amendment.
_________________________________________________________________________
Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska is issuing a solicitation for Hydro Axe Services.
Description of Services: Contractor to furnish all labor, transportation, materials, engineering and equipment to perform brush and tree clearing services on Eielson AFB to include services at Birch Lake Military Recreation Camp.
Eielson AFB and Birch Lake has approximately 25 acres, not to exceed 50 acres of power line and pipeline, right of ways, that require hydro axed to prevent trees from coming into contact with the high voltage overhead power lines and to keep power line right of ways clear for maintenance purposes. Additionally, maintenance access needs to be made to conduct maintenance and repairs to the JP8 pipeline fueling systems supplying fuel to the flying missions. These rights of ways need to be hydro axed to an overall width of 60ft, 30ft on each side of the pole or pipeline, with the exception of Birch Lake Military Recreation Camp. That area will be 20 feet on each side of the lines. These sections around Eielson, which will be included in the map section, are around power lines or future power lines and pipelines that require hydro-axing. The total area for the service is approximately 25 acres, not to exceed 50 acres between the two locations. See attachment, Maps, for required land coverage.
Period of Performance: 1 August 2025 – 30 September 2025
Site Visit: A site visit will be conducted on 14 July 2025. Contractors should report to the CE Maintenance Shops building parking lot located at Bldg. 2351, Central Avenue, Eielson AFB, AK at 09:00 AM (AKST). The Point of Contact for the site visit is listed as follows:
Name: Vanessa Gray
Email: vanessa.gray.3@us.af.mil
Phone: 3166650811
Request for Information: All Requests for Information from interested parties must be submitted formally no later than 16 July 2025 at 11:00 AM (AKST) via email to james.cameron.15@us.af.mil and vanessa.gray.3@us.af.mil. They will be answered via an amendment to the solicitation.
Proposal Due Date: 22 July 2025 at 11:00 AM (AKST) via email to james.cameron.15@us.af.mil and vanessa.gray.3@us.af.mil.
Update #2 ·
Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska is issuing a solicitation for Hydro Axe Services.
Description of Services: Contractor to furnish all labor, transportation, materials, engineering and equipment to perform brush and tree clearing services on Eielson AFB to include services at Birch Lake Military Recreation Camp.
Eielson AFB and Birch Lake has approximately 25 acres, not to exceed 50 acres of power line and pipeline, right of ways, that require hydro axed to prevent trees from coming into contact with the high voltage overhead power lines and to keep power line right of ways clear for maintenance purposes. Additionally, maintenance access needs to be made to conduct maintenance and repairs to the JP8 pipeline fueling systems supplying fuel to the flying missions. These rights of ways need to be hydro axed to an overall width of 60ft, 30ft on each side of the pole or pipeline, with the exception of Birch Lake Military Recreation Camp. That area will be 20 feet on each side of the lines. These sections around Eielson, which will be included in the map section, are around power lines or future power lines and pipelines that require hydro-axing. The total area for the service is approximately 25 acres, not to exceed 50 acres between the two locations. See attachment, Maps, for required land coverage.
Period of Performance: 1 August 2025 – 30 September 2025
Site Visit: A site visit will be conducted on 14 July 2025. Contractors should report to the CE Maintenance Shops building parking lot located at Bldg. 2351, Central Avenue, Eielson AFB, AK at 09:00 AM (AKST). The Point of Contact for the site visit is listed as follows:
Name: Vanessa Gray
Email: vanessa.gray.3@us.af.mil
Phone: 3166650811
Request for Information: All Requests for Information from interested parties must be submitted formally no later than 16 July 2025 at 11:00 AM (AKST) via email to james.cameron.15@us.af.mil and vanessa.gray.3@us.af.mil. They will be answered via an amendment to the solicitation.
Proposal Due Date: 22 July 2025 at 11:00 AM (AKST) via email to james.cameron.15@us.af.mil and vanessa.gray.3@us.af.mil.
Update #1 ·
Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska is issuing a solicitation for Hydro Axe Services.
Description of Services: Contractor to furnish all labor, transportation, materials, engineering and equipment to perform brush and tree clearing services on Eielson AFB to include services at Birch Lake Military Recreation Camp.
Eielson AFB and Birch Lake has approximately 25 acres, not to exceed 50 acres of power line and pipeline, right of ways, that require hydro axed to prevent trees from coming into contact with the high voltage overhead power lines and to keep power line right of ways clear for maintenance purposes. Additionally, maintenance access needs to be made to conduct maintenance and repairs to the JP8 pipeline fueling systems supplying fuel to the flying missions. These rights of ways need to be hydro axed to an overall width of 60ft, 30ft on each side of the pole or pipeline, with the exception of Birch Lake Military Recreation Camp. That area will be 20 feet on each side of the lines. These sections around Eielson, which will be included in the map section, are around power lines or future power lines and pipelines that require hydro-axing. The total area for the service is approximately 25 acres, not to exceed 50 acres between the two locations. See attachment, Maps, for required land coverage.
Period of Performance: 1 August 2025 – 30 September 2025
Site Visit: A site visit will be conducted on 14 July 2025. Contractors should report to the CE Maintenance Shops building parking lot located at Bldg. 2351, Central Avenue, Eielson AFB, AK at 09:00 AM (AKST). The Point of Contact for the site visit is listed as follows:
Name: Vanessa Gray
Email: vanessa.gray.3@us.af.mil
Phone: 3166650811
Request for Information: All Requests for Information from interested parties must be submitted formally no later than 16 July 2025 at 11:00 AM (AKST) via email to james.cameron.15@us.af.mil and vanessa.gray.3@us.af.mil. They will be answered via an amendment to the solicitation.
Proposal Due Date: 22 July 2025 at 11:00 AM (AKST) via email to james.cameron.X@us.af.mil and vanessa.gray.3@us.af.mil.
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