Joints Chiefs Juniper Mastication - Dakota Prairie Grasslands, McKenzie Ranger District

Joint Chiefs Juniper Mastication Presolicitation

Dakota Prairie Grasslands - McKenzie Ranger District, Watford City, ND

1. Introduction.  This pre-solicitation notice is for information only and is not a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts.  The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept proposals as a result of this synopsis.  If a competitive solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via The System for Award Management (SAM) at SAM.gov, and interested parties must comply with that announcement.  The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice.  This is not a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation, and this information is subject to modification and in no way binds the Government to award a contract.

2. Applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code.  The applicable NAICS code is 115310 Support Activities for Forestry-Fuels Management  Services(Size Standard: $34.0M).

3. Type of Contract to be Awarded.  The government anticipates awarding one (1) Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order (PO) as a result of this synopsis and possible solicitation.  The PO will be a single, stand-alone contract. 

4. Type of Solicitation.  The solicitation, if released, will be governed by Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 13, “Simplified Acquisition Procedures”.

5. Synopsis Posting Period.  This synopsis will be posted thru 06/09/2024.

6. Contracting Office Points of Contact.  Susan Kunath, Contract Specialist, susan.j.kunath@usda.gov.

7. Contract Description.  This project is for the Juniper Mastication Services for the Dakota Prairie Grassland, McKenzie Ranger District, in McKenzie, ND, on Pastures 4 & 6 for an approximately 1,715 acres.    

8. Disclosure of Magnitude.  The anticipated magnitude for this project is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00.

9. Type of Set-aside. The government anticipates a Total Small Business Set-aside.

10. Responses.  Interested and capable sources are encouraged to respond to the posted solicitation or by reaching out to Susan Kunath with the Contractor Name, SAM UEI number, point of contact, address, email address, phone number, and indicate whether they are a small business, 8(a) concern, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, or women-owned small business.  Responses are due by 10:00 p.m. CT on 06/09/2024 and should be submitted to Susan Kunath at susan.j.kunath@usda.gov