McKenzie River Ranger District Wildlife Tree and Down Wood Creation
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- Solicitation number
- 1240Bk25Q0073
- Agency
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Region 6 - Pacific Northwest Region
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
- Place of performance
- McKenzie Bridge, Oregon 97413, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region is seeking contractor services for wildlife tree and down wood creation at the McKenzie River Ranger District under solicitation number 1240BK25Q0073. The contractor will be responsible for creating structures suitable for cavity nesting wildlife through tree treatment activities including chainsaw topping and girdling, with the government maintaining a hands-off approach to contractor supervision and task assignment methods. Offerors must submit three separate attachments covering technical capability, past performance, and pricing, with evaluation criteria detailed in the full RFQ documentation. Questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted via email to the contracting officer by August 22, 2025, with answers posted by August 24, 2025. Final proposals are due by August 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM Pacific Time, submitted electronically to the designated contracting officer email address.
This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) with a small business size standard of $11 million in annual revenue. The contract will be awarded as a firm-fixed-price agreement with a performance period running from September 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026, spanning six months of operations. No site visit has been scheduled, though offerors are encouraged to conduct independent area research at their own expense. The opportunity includes comprehensive documentation such as tree treatment illustrations, sample registers, detailed specifications sheets, unit maps, and applicable wage rates to support proposal development. No incumbent contractor or specific award value range has been disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
Pre-Solicitation Notice
McKenzie River Ranger District Wildlife Tree and Down Wood Creation
Solicitation number is 1240BK25Q0073 and is issue as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to establish a Firm-Fixed-Price contract.
This procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. In accordance with FAR Clause 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. Offers are solicited only from small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not small business concerns shall be considered nonresponsive and will be rejected.
The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement 115310 Support Activities for Forestry The small business size standard is $11 million.
Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Structure: Refer to Schedule of Items and Price Sheet (RFQ 1240BK25Q0073 pdf).
Description of Requirement:Services will include the creation of structures suitable for cavity nesting wildlife. The Government shall neither supervise Contractor employees nor control the method by which the Contractor performs the required tasks. Under no circumstances shall the Government assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual Contractor employees as described in the RFQ 1240BK25Q0073 pdf.
Period of Performance: 09/01/2025 to 02/28/2026
A site visit has not been scheduled for this requirement. Offerors are however encouraged to conduct their own research into the area, this research is at the offerors own expense and is not reimbursable by the government.
Questions concerning this solicitation shall be submitted electronically via email to
Jared.Machgant@usda.gov no later than Friday, August 22, 2025 at 17:00 PM PT Time
Answers to offerors questions will be posted in SAM.gov no later than Friday, August 24, 2025 at 17:00 PM PT Time
All amendments to the solicitation will be posted in SAM.gov.
Offers shall be submitted electronically via email to Jared.Machgan@usda.gov and no later than, Friday, August 29, at 17:00 PM PT Time. Offerors shall ensure offers are delivered into this inbox by the due date and time. Emails should contain 3 separate attachments: Technical Capability (in Microsoft Word or PDF format), Past Performance (in PDF format), and Price (in Microsoft Excel format). Be aware that large attachments may increase the time required to deliver an email. It is the offerors responsibility to confirm receipt of the offer.
System for Award Management – Notice to Offerors #1:
System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation, and paragraph (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Agencies will not consider or use these representations. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.
System for Award Management – Notice to Offerors #2:
System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.
POC
Primary Contracting Officer
Jared Machgan Jared.Machgan@usda.gov
Attachments:
RFQ 1240BK25Q0073 McKenzie River Ranger District For Ranger District Wildlife Tree and Down Wood Creation
Solicitation and attachments will be posted on 8/8/2025
Exhibit 5 Tree Treatment, Illustration for Chainsaw Topping
Exhibit 6 Tree Illustrations (Illustration for Girdling)
Exhibit 9 Sample Tree Registers, McKenzie River Ranger District
Detailed Order Specifications Sheet (DOSS)
Detailed Unit information Sheet (DUIS)
Unit Maps
Wage Rates
Update #1 ·
Pre-Solicitation Notice
McKenzie River Ranger District Wildlife Tree and Down Wood Creation
Solicitation number is 1240BK25Q0073 and is issue as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to establish a Firm-Fixed-Price contract.
This procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. In accordance with FAR Clause 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. Offers are solicited only from small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not small business concerns shall be considered nonresponsive and will be rejected.
The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement 115310 Support Activities for Forestry The small business size standard is $11 million.
Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Structure: Refer to Schedule of Items and Price Sheet (RFQ 1240BK25Q0073 pdf).
Description of Requirement:Services will include the creation of structures suitable for cavity nesting wildlife. The Government shall neither supervise Contractor employees nor control the method by which the Contractor performs the required tasks. Under no circumstances shall the Government assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual Contractor employees as described in the RFQ 1240BK25Q0073 pdf.
Period of Performance: 09/01/2025 to 02/28/2026
A site visit has not been scheduled for this requirement. Offerors are however encouraged to conduct their own research into the area, this research is at the offerors own expense and is not reimbursable by the government.
Questions concerning this solicitation shall be submitted electronically via email to
Jared.Machgant@usda.gov no later than Friday, August 22, 2025 at 17:00 PM PT Time
Answers to offerors questions will be posted in SAM.gov no later than Friday, August 24, 2025 at 17:00 PM PT Time
All amendments to the solicitation will be posted in SAM.gov.
Offers shall be submitted electronically via email to Jared.Machgan@usda.gov and no later than, Friday, August 29, at 17:00 PM PT Time. Offerors shall ensure offers are delivered into this inbox by the due date and time. Emails should contain 3 separate attachments: Technical Capability (in Microsoft Word or PDF format), Past Performance (in PDF format), and Price (in Microsoft Excel format). Be aware that large attachments may increase the time required to deliver an email. It is the offerors responsibility to confirm receipt of the offer.
System for Award Management – Notice to Offerors #1:
System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation, and paragraph (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Agencies will not consider or use these representations. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.
System for Award Management – Notice to Offerors #2:
System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.
POC
Primary Contracting Officer
Jared Machgan Jared.Machgan@usda.gov
Attachments:
RFQ 1240BK25Q0073 McKenzie River Ranger District For Ranger District Wildlife Tree and Down Wood Creation
Exhibit 5 Tree Treatment, Illustration for Chainsaw Topping
Exhibit 6 Tree Illustrations (Illustration for Girdling)
Exhibit 9 Sample Tree Registers, McKenzie River Ranger District
Detailed Order Specifications Sheet (DOSS)
Detailed Unit information Sheet (DUIS)
Unit Maps
Wage Rates
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| McKenzie River Ranger District Wildlife Tree and Down Wood Creation | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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