Quail springs & COX pond ES&r chaining

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona State Office is seeking a small business contractor to perform chaining services for wildfire restoration in the Quail Springs and Cox Pond areas. The solicitation (No. 140L6425Q0016) requires double-pass harrow chaining across 618 acres (312 acres at Quail Spring and 306 acres at Cox Pond) near St. George, Utah, to prepare terrain for seeding by removing pinyon, juniper, and shrub vegetation. The contract will be awarded using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method, considering three factors: Technical Approach, Past Experience, and Total Price. Interested offerors must submit a technical statement, three references demonstrating at least one year of chaining treatment experience, and a pricing quote. Key dates include questions due by May 30, 2025, at 12:00 PM MDT, and quotes due by June 6, 2025, at 12:00 PM MDT.

The contract is a 100% Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 115112 with a size standard of $9.5 million. The period of performance is from August 15, 2025, to January 31, 2026, with strict timing restrictions preventing work between February 1 and July 31 without a waiver. Contractors must provide their own equipment, including a dozer, harrow chains, and GPS units, and carefully navigate treatment boundaries while avoiding slopes over 30% and minimizing soil disturbance. The project is located in Mohave County, Arizona, spanning multiple wilderness areas including Beaver Dam and Paiute Wilderness, and the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. Payment will be based on completed treatment units, with potential acreage adjustments if sensitive resources are identified during implementation.