Recovery- halfway thinning, slash treat, piling, ochoco natl for. , or

THIS IS AN AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 (ARRA) PROCUREMENT

RECOVERY- HALFWAY (LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN) THINNING, SLASH TREATMENT, GRAPPLE AND HAND PILING, OCHOCO NATIONAL FOREST, OR



The U.S. Forest Service, EROC-NW, servicing Region 6 has a requirement to have the contractor furnish all labor, equipment, fuel, oil, transportation and supplies to perform fuel reduction on the OCHOCO NATIONAL FOREST, OREGON. The work consists of precommercial thinning, slash treatment, grapple and hand piling for 899 acres.



**THIS IS A COMBINED SOLICITATION/SYNOPSIS--PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED NOW**



Project Location and Description

Project maps showing work sites and work data, will be provided by the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) at the post award conference

Location - The location of the worksites are shown within the ATTACHED MAPS included within this solicitation. Directions can be obtained by calling the COR-ROB RAWLINGS at 541-416-6500.

Description - The Project Maps show some of the physical and topographical features of the units, as well as delineating areas within the units which require special work. The information contained in these Maps is intended to be complementary to the Specifications; however, any conflict between documents shall be resolved as determined by the order of precedence.



**NOTES**

--Additional work details are outlined in the attached solicitation.

--There will not be a Pre-bid meeting offered by the Government for site inspection. Please refer to the attached unit maps in the solicitation for a general outline of the site.

The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Contractor whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.



This acquisition is a 100% TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS set-aside.



The North American Classification System Code (NAICS) is 115310. The size standard is $17.5 million.



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