PNF Hazard Tree Stewardship IRSC, Region 5, Plumas NF
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- Solicitation number
- 12363N24Q4002
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
- Place of performance
- Oroville, California 95965, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This solicitation seeks hazard tree stewardship services along roads impacted by recent wildfires within the Plumas National Forest in California. The USDA Forest Service will award a firm fixed price commercial services contract using a best value source selection method. The scope includes mandatory mechanical removal and disposal of unmerchantable trees across approximately 1,000 acres, with optional additional acreage available. A pre-proposal site visit will be held on October 18-19, 2023, with proposals due by October 12, 2023.
There is no set-aside designation. The primary NAICS code is 115310 for support services for forestry. The estimated budget for mandatory work is completion by December 31, 2024, covering roadside treatments on approximately 6,000 impacted acres across multiple districts. Optional additional acreage of over 8,500 acres must be completed by October 31, 2026 if additional funding is awarded. All removed timber will be handled on a no-sale basis.
Notice text
* This is not a Request for Quotes. All documents are in draft form. It is anticipated that the Request for Quotes with all attachments shall be issued on or around October 12, 2023. The contract shall be awarded using a best value source selection method; the resulting contract shall be a firm fixed price commercial services contract. Multiple Awards MAY be made from this solicitation. Project activities have been separated and designed to allow for individual awards.
* A pre-solicitation site visit is not be scheduled. Two site visits are schedule during the final Request for Quotes. The Feather River Ranger District site visit will be held on October 18, 2023, at 10:00 am with a meeting location at Oro-Quincy Highway (BC 119) and French Creek Road (BC 496 65A) intersection. We will look at the mandatory units 1-6. The Mount Hough/Beckwourth Districts site visit will be held on October 19, 2023, at 10:00 am with a meeting location at 26N92 road and 26N70 road intersection (entrance to Conklin Park Campground).
The PNF Hazard Tree Stewardship IRSC shall be awarded under the following authority:
Stewardship Authority: Section 604 (16 USC 6591c) of Public Law 108-148 as amended by Section 8205 of Public Law 113-79, the Agricultural Act of 2014—Grants the U.S. Forest Service (Government) permanent authority to enter into stewardship contracts or agreements to achieve land management goals for the National Forests or public lands that meet local and rural community needs. Section 8205 supersedes the temporary authority granted to the Forest Service (Government) in section 347 of Public Law 105-277, the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Appropriations Act, 1999.
NAICS: 115310: Support Services for Forestry, size standard: 34M Fuels Management Services. Stewardship authorities permit the Government to solicit this requirement as Full and Open competition.
Project Location:
The project is located on the Plumas National Forest, Feather River, Mount Hough, and Beckwourth Ranger Districts.
Access to the Feather River RD mandatory units is off Oro-Quincy Highway. The mandatory units are located 30 miles North-East of Oroville, CA and include 335 acres. There is another 5,634 acres of optional units on the Feather River Ranger District.
Access to Mount Hough mandatory units are on various roads and are located North-West and North-East of Quincy, CA and include 269 acres. There are 1,693 acres of optional units on the Mount Hough Ranger District.
Access to the Beckwourth Ranger District mandatory units is off the 28N70 road near Conklin Park Campground and off the 28N01 road near Clarks Peak. The mandatory units are located North of Portola and include 295 acres. There are 970 acres of optional units on the Beckwourth Ranger District..
Period of Performance: All work shall be completed by PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS FROM DATE OF AWARD THROUGH 12/31/2024 for all mandatory units and 10/31/2026 for all optional units.
Description of Work:
The objectives of this project are to perform mitigation treatment of standing and downed fire killed fuels along and adjacent to roads and recreation sites within the North Complex Fire of 2020 and Dixie and Beckwourth Fires of 2021. These roadside fuels treatments are a vital step of the continued post-fire restoration activities to ensure safe access and working conditions. The project will also reduce the risk of future wildfire and insect or disease infestation and protect, restore, and enhance forest ecosystem components within the project area.
- Mechanically remove unmerchantable trees and small diameter hazardous fuels along roadsides to landings to be later burned by FS or chipped/removed from contract area. Fall and leave on slopes over 35 percent slope. Decking and Processing of merchantable trees over 24 inch dbh is required in Mandatory Items 2 and 3 (Beckwourth and Mount Hough Districts), and if awarded Optional Items 2 and 3.
- Remove product per Timber Subject to Agreement if awarded.
Estimated Timber Volume and Species composition is as follows:
All timber will be subject to agreement. No mandatory removal.
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PNF Hazard Tree Stewardship IRSC, Region 5, Plumas NF | Award Notice | |
| PNF Hazard Tree Stewardship IRSC, Region 5, Plumas NF | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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