Meadows Slope V Fuels Reduction Stewardship - Payette NF

The USDA Forest Service, Payette National Forest, intends to acquire by contract the following services: Meadows Slop V Fuels Reduction Stewardship. The objectives of this project are to Improve Forest Health Provide growing space for healthy trees and reduce fuel loadings, Utilize Timber Resources Provide wood resource to forest product industry, and to Improve Road Management Provide construction, reconstruction, maintenance and obliteration to meet project area transportation plan and resource needs. This project includes the following components: stand cleaning/thinning, mechanical fuels reduction, down wood management, thinning and piling of fuels, timber removal, biomass utilization.



The project is located in the New Meadows Ranger District on the east side of New Meadows and northwest of McCall, ID. The legal description for Meadows Slop V is T 20 N, R 2 E, Sections 20, 21, 28, and 33, Boise Meridian, Adams County, Idaho



The Forest Service intends to issue a solicitation for this project utilizing FAR Part 12 procedures for commercial contracting. This acquisition is available for full and open competition amongst all responsible offerors. A single firm-fixed price type contract will be awarded to the responsible offeror (IAW FAR Part 9, Contractor Qualifications) whose bid is of the best value based upon the evaluation factors provided in the solicitation.



This contract is subject to the Service Contract Act of 1965. This solicitation will be available on or about September 1, 2009. The period of performance for this project is (approx) 3 years from the date of contract award, which is anticipated to be on or about October 15, 2009.



***A Pre-Bid Site Visit is scheduled for 22 Sep 2009 at 9:00 a.m. at the New Meadows Ranger District.***



All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered by the government. In accordance with FAR 4.1102(a), prospective contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of a contract. Lack of registration in the CCR on the part of the bidder will render a bidder ineligible for award. Bidders may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 888-227-2423, or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov//.