IDIQ Tree Thinning Services

AG-82AT-S-13-0009, this is a new project for IDIQ Tree Thinning Services for the USDA Forest Service, Arapaho/Roosevelt National Forest and Pawnee National Grasslands, the Medicine Bow Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grasslands and the White River National Forest all located in Region Two. The resultant contracts will be for tree thinning services and other related work in the Tri-Forest area. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, supplies (except those designated as Government furnished), and incidentals to perform all work necessary on the areas specified. All aspects of the work program shall be performed in an organized, systematic manner to ensure services will be performed over the entire unit.

This program will consist of multiple awards using an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract vehicle. A pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for April 4, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. MT in Fort Collins, Colorado. Details of this meeting will be included in the solicitation. The pre-proposals is NOT mandatory. All participants must RSVP by April 2, 2013 by contacting Malinda (Mindy) Jiminez at 970-295-6683 or Kasey Koch at 970-295-6676. Once you RSVP to this solicitation, your name and email will be required and a conference call in line will be provided in lieu of physical attendance at the pre-proposal meeting.

This is a total small business set aside. The anticipated date for issuance of the solicitation is on or around March 18, 2013. The due date will be identified on the solicitation. The solicitation will be available for free download at www.fbo.gov.

All questions pertaining to this solicitation must be submitted, in writing, to Malinda (Mindy) Jiminez at mrjiminez@fs.fed.us or Kasey Koch at kekoch@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 970-295-6699.

All Offerors must be registered to the System for Award Management (SAM) (previously CCR and ORCA) in accordance with FAR 52.204-7 and FAR 52.204-8 to be considered responsive to this solicitation. All Offerors must respond to all evaluation criteria in Section M of the solicitation to be considered responsive to this solicitation. Offerors who fail to meet these three criteria will not be considered in the Technical Evaluation of offers.