IDIQ Forestry Management Services, Mountain Home Project Office

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, is soliciting an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for comprehensive forestry management services at Norfork and Bull Shoals Lakes across six counties in Arkansas and Missouri. The contractor will provide all personnel, equipment, and materials necessary to perform bareroot and large tree planting, balled and burlap tree planting, cut and drop treatment, hack and squirt treatment, glade restoration, cedar and brush mulching, permanent fire-line establishment and preparation, and hand line installation. The primary objectives include improving wildlife habitat, enhancing forage opportunities, providing fire lanes for prescribed burns and wildfire suppression, improving forest health, and controlling invasive plant species. The contract will be awarded solely on price, with no technical evaluation criteria. Quotes are due August 19, 2025, at 10:00 AM CDT, with email submissions preferred in PDF format, and bidders must maintain active SAM.gov registration.

This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 115310 with a size standard of $11.5 million. No incumbent contractor information is provided in the solicitation materials. The contract structure includes a base year from the award date through May 31, 2026, followed by four additional 12-month option years that could extend performance through May 31, 2030, representing a potential five-year contract duration. Services are priced by various units including acre, tree, linear foot, and cubic yard across multiple line items for different forestry management activities at both lake locations. Performance will occur primarily in Mountain Home, Arkansas, with work sites spanning Baxter, Boone, Marion, and Fulton Counties in Arkansas, and Ozark and Taney Counties in Missouri. The solicitation covers specific quantities for each service type but does not disclose the total estimated contract value in the available documentation.