Pelona well thinning 2025
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 140L3725Q0099
- Agency
- Idaho Region Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
- Points of contact
-
- Audrey Whetham awhetham@blm.gov (541) 473-3144
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Land Management's Socorro Field Office is seeking a contractor to perform manual fuels reduction services involving the clearing and thinning of approximately 550 acres of pinyon-juniper forest in the Pelona Well Thinning 2025 project located in Catron County, New Mexico. The work involves hand-cutting trees to improve forest health, enhance wildlife habitat, and reduce fire fuels, with specific guidelines for maintaining proper tree spacing, preserving healthy specimens, and prioritizing the removal of unhealthy trees. This combined synopsis/solicitation serves as the complete Request for Quotes (RFQ 140L3725Q0099) under Federal Acquisition Regulation procedures, with no separate written solicitation to be issued. The government will evaluate proposals using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology to select the responsible offeror that provides the best value. Quotes must be submitted via email to awhetham@blm.gov by Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time, and all contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with valid Unique Entity ID and CAGE codes.
This procurement is set aside exclusively for small businesses under NAICS code 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) with a size standard of $34.0 million, and no incumbent contractor information is provided in the solicitation documents. The contract structure will be a firm-fixed price purchase order with pricing based on a per-acre rate multiplied by the 550-acre project scope, though no specific budget range or estimated contract value is disclosed. The performance period is estimated to begin September 1, 2025, with a 70-day completion timeline for the primary work area. The project site is located 37 miles southwest of Datil, New Mexico, specifically in Township 8S, Range 11 & 12W, sections 5, 8, 11, and 16, with an optional additional location 36 miles southwest of Datil in Township 8S, Range 11W, Section 83. The work falls under Product Service Code F014 for Natural Resources/Conservation - Tree Thinning services.
Notice text
PELONA WELL THINNING 2025 FUELS REDUCTION, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, CATRON COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement and attachments constitute the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Consider this solicitation (140L3725Q0099) as a Request for Quotes (RFQ). This solicitation documents incorporate provisions and clauses in effect through Federal acquisition Circular 2019-03. This solicitation is set-aside for small business. NAICS 115310 - Support Activities for Forestry - Fuels Management Services. The small business size standard is $34.0 million. Product Service Code F014 - Natural Resources / Conservation - Tree Thinning. The resulting purchase order will be a firm-fixed price type contract. (SEE ATTACHMENT 140L3725Q0099 - RFQ PACKAGE FOR COMPLETE STATEMENT OF WORK, MAPS, WAGE DETERMINATIONS, AND CLAUSES / PROVISIONS.)
Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Socorro Field Office, Socorro County, New Mexico has a requirement to perform Manual Fuels Reduction - clearing and thinning of pinyon-juniper forest approximately 550 acres. The Pelona Well Thinning project area located 37 miles southwest of Datil, New Mexico in Township 8S, Range 11 & 12W, sections 5, 8, 11, and 16. Option #1 is also located 36 miles southwest of Datil Township 8S Range 11 W Section 83.
Performance Period: Estimated start date September 1, 2025.
550 acres x $_____ per acre = $_________
In accordance with the procedures in FAR Part 12 and 13, RFQ 140L3725Q0099 is available for viewing through electronic commerce via Bureau of Land Management's website at https://sam.gov.
The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer is conforming to the solicitation and provides the best value to the Government on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable.
Quotes are due Wednesday, August 6, 2025, by 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Contractors submit quotes by email to awhetham@blm.gov.
Note: Any contractor to submit an acceptable quote or be awarded a government contract must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM). Contractors must register at www.sam.gov.
Contractor's must submit their Unique Entity ID (UEI) and CAGE code with their quote.
UEI ______________________
CAGE ____________________
For further information about this requirement, offerors should contact Audrey Whetham at awhetham@blm.gov.
The provisions and clauses attached apply to this solicitation.
Contractors Signature _______________
Date: _______________
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 140L3725Q0099_RFQ_PACKAGE.pdf |
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