Notice of Intent to Award a BPA Call Order against RMRP Stewardship BPA's

The USDA Forest Service, through its Procurement & Property Services National Procurement Operations Stewardship Contracting Branch, has issued a Special Notice regarding its intent to award a BPA Call Order for the Ridgeback IRSC project. This notice pertains to previously established Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) for Hazardous Fuels and Restoration Services under the RMRP Stewardship BPA program. The procurement falls under NAICS code 115310 for Support Activities for Forestry and PSC code F099 for Natural Resources/Conservation activities. The Forest Service published this notice on August 4, 2025, as part of their compliance with USDA policy requirements for simplified acquisition methods involving BPAs. This notification specifically relates to forestry stewardship contracting services and hazardous fuels management activities.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to provide transparency and comply with USDA Contracting Desk Book requirements for BPA call order awards, rather than to solicit new proposals or contractor responses. The notice explicitly states that this is not a solicitation and does not constitute a request for proposals, meaning contractors should not submit information in response to this notification. Participation in this procurement opportunity is strictly limited to companies that have already been approved and are eligible for call orders under the existing RMRP Stewardship BPA framework. The notice serves as an administrative notification to inform the contracting community of the Forest Service's intention to utilize its established BPA structure for the Ridgeback IRSC project. No new contractor registration, proposal submissions, or competitive bidding processes are indicated, as the work will be assigned through the pre-existing blanket purchase agreement mechanism to qualified contractors already within the approved vendor pool.