Manual Hazardous Fuel Reduction Services - Alaska

This notice seeks sources for manual hazardous fuel reduction services within Alaska to support land management objectives of the Department of the Interior and U.S. Forest Service. The Bureau of Land Management will assess the availability of small businesses for a potential small business set-aside contract to provide hand severing, lopping, scattering, piling, pruning, girdling, slash pullback, fuels pullback, stump work, fireline construction and maintenance, tree planting, protective tubing installation, chipping, and weed whacking services. Interested parties were to respond by October 27th with company information, NAICS code registration, socio-economic status, and experience to be considered.

There is no set-aside designated for this potential five-year contract. Respondents were requested to provide their registration under the applicable NAICS code for landscaping services, as well as details on their status as a small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, service disabled-veteran-owned, or HUBZone small business concern. As this is a sources sought notice, no current contractors or budget ranges were provided, but the services required will support land management activities across Alaska.