NZ Animal Damage Control - Deer Caging at Monongahela NF
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12363N25Q4166
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
- Place of performance
- Huttonsville, West Virginia 26273, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Forest Service is seeking a contractor to provide animal damage control services through the construction and installation of deer cages on the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. The project requires the contractor to furnish all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to construct and place welded wire tree cages around planted hardwood seedlings to prevent deer browsing and ensure proper tree regeneration. Contractors must construct 5-foot tall welded wire cages using 6-foot long wire pieces with a 2-foot diameter, secured by two 5-foot fiberglass stakes per cage. The solicitation will be awarded using a best value determination considering technical capability, past performance, and price as evaluation factors. Questions regarding the solicitation are due by August 5, 2025, with quotes due by August 12, 2025, at 11:00 AM CST.
This opportunity is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) with a size standard of $11.5 million. The contract covers approximately 136 acres across six harvest units (14, 25, 27, 28, 29, and 22) with an estimated total of 3,400 cages to be installed at a rate of 25 cages per acre. The performance period extends from August 1, 2025, to February 6, 2026, with completion required by May 1, 2026. Work will be performed near Bartow, West Virginia, specifically in Huttonsville, WV 26273. The contract structure is a firm fixed-price BPA Call arrangement, with payment based on the number of properly constructed and installed cages, processed through IPP.Gov with electronic funds transfer.
Notice text
harvest units. Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials (except for government-furnished
property identified in clause 140), supervision, transportation, equipment, supplies, and perform
all work necessary for tree cage construction and placement in accordance with the
specifications, provisions, and clauses of this solicitation and any resultant contract. This work
is necessary to prevent deer browsing and ensure proper regeneration of preferred trees.
In units 14, 25, 27, 28, 29, and 22 tree cages shall be constructed out of 5 foot (60-in.)
tall welded wire. Cages should use a 6-foot long piece of wire and be 2-feet in diameter.
Two fiberglass stakes (3/8-in diameter and 5-feet in length) will be used hold the each
cage in place. All planted hardwood seedlings in these units will be caged.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment 12363N25Q4166 RFQ--.pdf | ||
| 12363N25Q4166 RFQ--.pdf |
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