Orca midslope 1+2 road cut and pile

The National Park Service at Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve is seeking a contractor to perform fuel reduction and vegetation management services through mechanical cutting and piling of small diameter conifers across approximately 43 acres. The scope of work includes hand-cutting standing live trees under 7 inches diameter at breast height (DBH) and dead trees under 13 inches DBH, pruning remaining trees, removing ladder fuels, bucking dead and down material, and piling all resulting material on-site to reduce wildland fire risk near historical structures. Contractors must protect monument visitors, rare plants, archaeological sites, wildlife habitat, and minimize aesthetic impacts while using only hand-held motorized equipment. The solicitation requires submission of a project narrative, prior experience references, and completed provisions, with quotes due by August 25, 2025. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for August 20, 2025, with an anticipated award date of September 5, 2025.

This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) with a size standard of $34 million. The contract will be structured as a firm-fixed price commercial item with a period of performance from September 15, 2025 to October 31, 2025, though the overall contract period extends to September 30, 2026. Work will be performed at Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve in Josephine County, Oregon, at elevations ranging from 4,000 to 5,500 feet in challenging weather conditions including potential rain, lightning, snow, and winds up to 50 mph. The project area encompasses mid-slope terrain above the Historical District with diverse forest composition including lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine, western white pine, red fir, various oaks, Port Orford cedar, and mountain hemlock. Contractors must maintain minimum distances of 3 feet from trails and 50 feet from wet drainages during operations.