ND AUDUBON NWR - Hazardous Cottonwood Tree Removal

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is soliciting proposals for hazardous cottonwood tree removal services at Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge near Dunn Center, North Dakota. The project requires removal of five large hazardous cottonwood trees and associated hanging limbs that pose safety risks to historic property and infrastructure, with all debris removed from the site and stumps cut to no more than 12 inches above ground level. Contractors must employ controlled felling techniques, sectional dismantling, rigging, or other appropriate arboricultural methods while protecting adjacent structures, complying with OSHA standards, maintaining adequate insurance, and restoring all disturbed areas to pre-work condition. Evaluation will be based on technical approach, technical experience, past performance, and price, with the government evaluating offers by adding total pricing for the basic requirement plus an optional six-month extension of services. The Request for Quote was posted on February 23, 2026, with quotes due by March 6, 2026, at 1:00 PM Central Standard Time, and work must be completed by April 15, 2026.

This solicitation is set aside as a Total Small Business opportunity with a 100% small business requirement and is classified under NAICS code 561730 (Landscaping Services) with a size standard of $9.5 million. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents, and no specific award value or budget range is disclosed. The contract is a firm-fixed-price award with a performance period from March 13, 2026, to April 15, 2026, requiring removal of five cottonwood trees at a single site location. The place of performance is Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge, accessible via Highway 200 and gravel road, approximately 1 mile west of Dunn Center and 3 miles east of Killdeer, North Dakota. Contractors must comply with Service Contract Labor Standards Wage Determination WD 2015-5383 (Rev. 27) applicable to Mountrail County, North Dakota, and submit a single PDF quote electronically including the SF 1449, technical approach narrative, and up to three relevant past performance references demonstrating similar tree removal experience.