MATOC for Timber Sale Prep and Professional Forestry Services

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, National Forests in Mississippi, is soliciting proposals for Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award, Task Order Contracts for Timber Sale Preparation and Professional Forestry Services. Timber Sale Preparation activities will be performed on the Bienville, Delta, Desoto, Chickasawhay, Homochitto, Holly Springs and Tombigbee National Forests. The contractor shall provide all the labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, supplies, permits, licenses, expertise and other incidentals necessary to successfully complete timber sale preparation tasks within the statewide boundaries, of the National Forests in Mississippi. Work includes tasks and subtasks related to Timber Marking:Paint Refresh Marking,Cut Tree Marking and Leave Tree Marking, Timber Sale Unit Layout: Boundary Flagging, Acerage Determination, Boundary Designation (paint) and Timber Cruising: Variable and Fixed Plot Cruise. All Aspects of the work program shall be performed by the Contractor in an organized systematic manner to assure services are uniformly executed over the entire project area.

This is a request for proposals which will result in a multiple award task order contracts consisting of base period from the date of award through December 31, 2012, plus four one-year option periods. Submission of an offer for the basic contract period constitutes an offer to perform in the option period(s), if exercised. Award will be made based on the best value to the government and can be made on initial offers. As requirements develop, task orders will be issued on a competitive basis to awardees of this solicitation.

The Solicitation will include five (5) CLIN for actual Timber Sales on the Desoto National Forest and the Installation of Camp Shelby. Work will be accomplished in 5 units or compartments. (1) Work in compartment 3 includes: the layout, marking and GPS of an estimated 798 acres for this sale; leave tree mark 211 acres of clear cut with reserve trees, leave tree mark 134 acres of first thinning, and cut tree mark 448 acres of mature pine. (2) Work in compartment 4 includes: the layout, marking and GPS of an estimated 904 acres for this sale; leave tree mark 322 acres of clear cut with reserve trees, leave tree mark 32 acres of first thinning, and cut tree mark 550 acres of mature pine. (3) Work for Camp Shelby Stewardship Sale 2 will include the layout, marking and GPS of an estimated 707 acres for this sale; leave tree mark 559 acres of clear cut with reserve trees and leave tree mark 148 acres of thinning . (4) Work for Camp Shelby Stewardship Sale 3 will consist of the layout, marking and GPS of an estimated 350 acres for this sale; leave tree mark 160 acres of clear cut with reserve trees and leave tree mark 190 acres of thinning. (5) Work at Airey Tower will include layout, marking and GPS of an estimated 831 acres for this sale; leave tree mark 449 acres of clear cut with reserve trees, leave tree mark 342 acres of first thinning and cut tree mark 40 acres of mature pine. The estimated acreage for five (5) sales is 3590 acres.

This project is set-aside 100% for small businesses. Service Contract Act wage rates will apply. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 115310. The small business size standard is $7 million average annual revenue for the previous three years. A pre-proposal meeting will be held on July 16, 2012. Location and time will be included in the solicitation.

The solicitation and related documents will be available for download at https://www.fbo.gov/ on or about June 25, 2012. No copies of the solicitation will be mailed. Interested offerors should register to receive email notifications through this site. All offerors who submit a proposal for this project must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) data base. Offerors can register via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by contacting the CCR Information Center at 1-888-227-2423. Interested offerors are required to submit their representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov. You will need your DUNS number and CCR MPIN in order to log in to the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website. All questions pertaining to this solicitation must be submitted in writing to Andrew J. Thompson ajthompson@fs.fed.us.