MN - GLACIAL RIDGE NWR - Removal of Trees and Wood

The Fish and Wildlife Service seeks quotes for removal of trees and woody vegetation covering 929 acres at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge in Erskine, Minnesota, with proposals due August 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM Central Time. This is a women-owned small business set-aside.

Place of performance is Polk County, Minnesota. Work runs from August 25, 2026 through December 31, 2026, with a six-month extension option available at base period pricing. The NAICS code is 115310, Support Activities for Forestry; the PSC code is F014, Natural Resources/Conservation—Tree Thinning.

The contractor must mechanically cut or chip standing woody vegetation ranging from 1 inch to approximately 3 inches diameter at breast height using heavy equipment with rotary mowers or mulching/chipping machines. Material greater than 6 inches diameter breast height must be cut and piled; material less than 6 inches diameter breast height can be mowed or mulched to less than 2 inches in size and no longer than 1 foot in length. All stumps must be flush cut to ground level with a maximum height of 4 inches above ground level. The contractor provides all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals. The contractor must comply with Service Contract Act labor standards under Wage Determination No. 2015-4971 (Revision 31) for Polk County, Minnesota.

Quotes must be submitted on a per-acre unit-price basis and for the full 929-acre project scope. Offerors are strongly encouraged to conduct a site visit by contacting Eric Mark at 701.425.9080 or eric_mark@fws.gov. Payment is based on actual acres satisfactorily completed, with payment requests allowed every 30 days. The government will award a firm-fixed-price order based on tradeoff evaluation of technical approach, technical experience, past performance, and price. Quotes must be submitted as a single PDF to dana_arnold@ios.doi.gov.