OK - OZARK PLATEAU NWR - Timber Stand Improvement

The Fish and Wildlife Service's Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge is soliciting quotes for timber stand improvement on the 35-acre Sally Bull Hollow Unit in Adair County, Oklahoma, with quotes due November 11, 2026. The Set Aside line designates total small business, and the government intends a single firm-fixed-price purchase order to the offeror whose quote represents the best value.

Work must be completed within three months of Notice to Proceed, during the December 15 through March 15 winter window, with delivery required by March 15, 2027. Contractors must perform selective mechanical thinning with chainsaws, brush saws, and compact track loaders to a residual spacing of 15'X15' to 20'X20', remove eastern red cedar, and retain disease-free trees of good form and hard and soft mast-bearing species. Cuts must sever trees completely from stumps, with maximum stump heights of 8 inches for trees over 12 inches DBH and 4 inches for smaller trees. Work may occur only during daylight hours on firm ground to protect roosting bats, including the federally listed endangered northern long-eared bat, and nesting birds. Contractors must wear hunter orange PPE at all times, post warning signs along work boundaries due to adjacent hunting, and coordinate peak hunting periods with refuge and local wildlife authorities. The government furnishes maps and initial escorted access only and provides no equipment or daily supervision. Service Contract Act Wage Determination 2015-5317, Revision 31, applies.

Quotes must include a per-acre price and a total firm-fixed price for the 35-acre unit covering all labor, supervision, equipment, and contractor-furnished resources. Evaluation considers technical approach, technical experience, past performance, and price, with no weighting stated in the source. Technical experience is demonstrated through up to three completed similar projects with customer references, contract values, and periods of performance. Subcontractor experience counts if clearly labeled and roles are defined. Offerors must describe methods, staffing, daily production rates, and equipment make and model, and must address site conditions from a required site visit scheduled in advance with Fish and Wildlife Biologist Richard Stark at richard_stark@fws.gov. Contracting Officer Dana Arnold at dana_arnold@ios.doi.gov receives electronic submissions, and invoices route through the Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform.