Picnic area cut & pile
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 140L3726Q0169
- 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
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- Audrey Whetham awhetham@blm.gov (541) 473-3144
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Land Management, Rio Puerco Field Office seeks manual fuel reduction and tree thinning services on approximately 156 acres of pinyon-juniper vegetation near Oso Ridge, Cibola County, New Mexico, with quotations due August 31 at 3:00 PM MDT. This is a small business set-aside under NAICS 115310 with a size standard of $34.0 million.
Place of performance is Township 9N, Range 13W, Section 12, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Work runs October 1, 2026 through February 1, 2027. The contract will be awarded as a firm, fixed-price purchase order with a single lump sum payment calculated at 156 acres multiplied by the contractor's proposed price per acre.
The scope requires hand-cutting and piling of slash with spacing prescriptions of 50 feet between leave trees (10 feet variance permitted), retention of healthy ponderosa pine trees 12 inches DBH or larger, and construction of slash piles for later burning by BLM personnel. The work aims to remove hazardous fuels, improve forest health, protect infrastructure, and reduce wildfire risk by breaking up recent bug kill mortality in the canopy.
Contractors must submit quotations electronically to Contracting Officer Audrey Whetham (audrey_whetham@ios.doi.gov), be registered and active in SAM with a valid Unique Entity ID and CAGE code. Evaluation emphasizes experience and technical approach significantly more than price. Vendors must document three or more completed tree thinning projects within the past five years with valid reference contacts, detailed scheduling, safety plans, and workforce sizing information. PSC code is F014, Natural Resources/Conservation—Tree Thinning.
Notice text
PICNIC AREA THIN AND PILE FY26, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, RIO PUERCO FIELD OFFICE, BERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation Number 140L3726Q0169 is issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ).
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. 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 Purchase Order will be issued as a firm, fixed-price agreement with a single lump sum payment.
Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Rio Puerco Field Office, Bernalillo County, New Mexico has a requirement to perform Manual Fuel Reduction / Thinning (pinyon-juniper) on a per acre basis with an estimated 156 acres with work to be performed from October 1, 2026 - February 1, 2027. The project area is located in Township 9N, Range 13W, Section 12 approximately 1 mile south of the rural community of Oso Ridge, Cibola County, New Mexico. This work is to remove hazardous fuels, improve forest health, protect infrastructure, and break up the recent bug kill mortality continuity of the canopy to reduce wildfire risk.
PICNIC AREA CUT AND PILE
156 Acres X _______ price per acre = TOTAL $____________
(SEE ATTACHMENT 140L3726Q0169 - RFQ PACKAGE FOR COMPLETE STATEMENT OF WORK, MAPS, WAGE DETERMINATIONS, AND CLAUSES / PROVISIONS.)
In accordance with the procedures in FAR Part 12, RFQ 140L3726Q0169 is available for viewing through electronic commerce via Bureau of Land Management's website at https://sam.gov.
All responsible* contractor will submit a quote to the Contracting Officer Audrey Whetham electronically audrey_whetham@ios.doi.gov no later than Monday, August 31, 2026, 3:00 pm MDT.
*Note: Any contractor to submit an acceptable quote or awarded a government contract must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM). Contractors must register at www.sam.gov.
Contractors 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 audrey_whetham@ios.doi.gov.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 140L3726Q0169_-_RFQ_Package.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Picnic area cut & pile | Award Notice | |
| Picnic area cut & pile | Solicitation |
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