RECOVERY - Hand thinning and piling of 660 acres on the Valles Caldera National Preserve

THIS IS AN AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) ACTION. This is solicitation for hand thinning and piling of 660 acres in the Valles Caldera National Preserve, located in the Sante Fe National Forest, New Mexico



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This opportunity is available only to contractors under firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts established by the US Forest Service. Multiple awards of IDIQ contracts were made under a single competitive solicitation for the same or similar supplies or services to two or more sources. The solicitation is hand thinning and piling 660 acres on the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The treatments consist of cutting all conifers less than 9 or equal to inches DBH and piling slash that is less than 6 inches in diameter with a specified pile size minimum. Piles will be constructed at a minimum of 10 from fences, highway embankments and boundaries of cultural sites.



Several IDIQ contract holders in the immediate area will be evaluated. A firm fixed price contract will be awarded to the IDIQ contractor who will provide the lowest price to the Government.