LA-big branch NWR-vegetation removal

This solicitation seeks vegetation removal services at the Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge and Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requires contractors to provide equipment and labor to remove vegetation from over 800 acres across 10 work sites by September 2025. Quotes are due by September 15th and will be evaluated on a lowest price technically acceptable basis. The contract must be performed between October 2022 and September 2025.

The requirement is set aside for small businesses. Vegetation removal must be completed using tracked carriers with less than 5.2 PSI ground pressure and forestry mulching machines. The place of performance is the two national wildlife refuges located in Mississippi. No incumbent is named, but the total value is estimated between $500,000-$1,000,000 to remove vegetation from 960 acres over a two-year period.