Nelli Stewardship

Added: Apr 09, 2014 4:35 pm Modified: Apr 30, 2014 10:58 amTrack Changes Presolicitation Notice for Nelli Stewardship

THE SOLICITATION FOR THE NELLI STEWARDSHIP PROJECT WILL BE POSTED ON OR AFTER MAY 15, 2014 WITH PROPOSALS DUE ON OR AFTER JUNE 16, 2014.

Set Aside: The proposed procurement listed herein is unrestricted per Stewardship Authority.

This solicitation and any resultant contract is a stewardship project in accordance with Section 8205 of Public Law 113-79, the Agricultural Act of 2014. This grants the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management authority to enter into stewardship contracting projects for up to 10 years with private persons or public or private entities, by contract or by agreement, to perform services to achieve land management goals for the national forests or public lands that meet local and rural community needs. Section 8205 supersedes the authority granted to the Forest Service in Section 347. This is a commercial item acquisition that has been tailored to fit the Government's method of trading goods for services.

Description of Work - The Nelli Stewardship Restoration Project is located on the Naches Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Restoration objectives for the project area are summarized as follows:

• Improve Forest Health - Provide growing space for healthy trees and reduce fuel loading through commercial harvest activities.
• Reintroduce Fire - Provide mechanical fuel treatments through helicopter and ground based harvest methods, and perform preparatory work to manage the effects for the return of fire as a disturbance mechanism.
• Promote development of large trees and old forest structure.
• Improve soil conditions - Provide control measures for surface erosion and improve function and vegetative productivity. Provide timely erosion control measures and restorative work.
• Utilize Timber or other products - Provide wood resource to forest product industry.
• Enhance White Headed Woodpecker habitat and protect Northern Spotted Owl habitat.
• Restore Aspen stands.

To accomplish these objectives, the contract includes the following activities: fuels reduction through commercial harvest treatments, snag and down wood management, piling of activity generated fuels, removal of timber products, ripping and seeding, Specified Road Reconstruction and road maintenance activities.

The Nelli Stewardship Project is located in Township 16 North, Range 15 East, Sections 19, 30 and 31; Township 16 North, Range 14 East, Sections 13, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25 and 26 in Yakima County, Washington. The Willamette Base Meridian is utilized.

It is estimated that work will begin by August 1, 2014 and shall be completed by September 30, 2018. Actual start date may be negotiated based upon actual award date, prospective work and weather conditions.

Added: Apr 09, 2014 4:35 pm Presolicitation Notice for Nelli Stewardship

THE SOLICITATION FOR THE NELLI STEWARDSHIP PROJECT WILL BE POSTED ON OR AFTER APRIL 24, 2014 WITH PROPOSALS DUE ON OR AFTER MAY 27, 2014.

Set Aside: The proposed procurement listed herein is unrestricted per Stewardship Authority.

This solicitation and any resultant contract is a stewardship project in accordance with Section 8205 of Public Law 113-79, the Agricultural Act of 2014. This grants the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management authority to enter into stewardship contracting projects for up to 10 years with private persons or public or private entities, by contract or by agreement, to perform services to achieve land management goals for the national forests or public lands that meet local and rural community needs. Section 8205 supersedes the authority granted to the Forest Service in Section 347. This is a commercial item acquisition that has been tailored to fit the Government's method of trading goods for services.

Description of Work - The Nelli Stewardship Restoration Project is located on the Naches Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Restoration objectives for the project area are summarized as follows:

• Improve Forest Health - Provide growing space for healthy trees and reduce fuel loading through commercial harvest activities.
• Reintroduce Fire - Provide mechanical fuel treatments through helicopter and ground based harvest methods, and perform preparatory work to manage the effects for the return of fire as a disturbance mechanism.
• Promote development of large trees and old forest structure.
• Improve soil conditions - Provide control measures for surface erosion and improve function and vegetative productivity. Provide timely erosion control measures and restorative work.
• Utilize Timber or other products - Provide wood resource to forest product industry.
• Enhance White Headed Woodpecker habitat and protect Northern Spotted Owl habitat.
• Restore Aspen stands.

To accomplish these objectives, the contract includes the following activities: fuels reduction through commercial harvest treatments, snag and down wood management, piling of activity generated fuels, removal of timber products, ripping and seeding, Specified Road Reconstruction and road maintenance activities.

The Nelli Stewardship Project is located in Township 16 North, Range 15 East, Sections 19, 30 and 31; Township 16 North, Range 14 East, Sections 13, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25 and 26 in Yakima County, Washington. The Willamette Base Meridian is utilized.

It is estimated that work will begin by August 1, 2014 and shall be completed by September 30, 2018. Actual start date may be negotiated based upon actual award date, prospective work and weather conditions.