RECOVERY Machine Roadside Brushing on the Clearwater National Forest

The resulting contract will utilize funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Interested parties are notified that the inclusion of unique provisions required in implementing the Act, including those for significant reporting and transparency, will be required of the successful quoter(s).



Quotes are being solicited by the USDA, Forest Service from small business firms for the Machine Roadside Brushing located on the Clearwater National Forest, Clearwater and Idaho Counties, Idaho. This project will consist of machine roadside brushing of approximately 320 miles of Forest Service road. This work consists of removal and disposal limbs, residual brush, live roadside brush and trees less than eight (8) inches in diameter (when measured 8 inches above the ground on the uphill side) which are within or obtrude upon the designated clearing limits on both sides of the roadway. Work also includes the removal of all logs and windfall within the specified clearing limits. This includes a horizontal distance of eight (8) feet from the shoulder of roads with ditches, eight (8) feet horizontal distance from hinge for roads without a ditch, and a horizontal distance of eight (8) feet from the shoulder of the road of the fill side. Clearing limits shall include turnouts and curves.



This requirement is being solicited as a fixed price performance based commercial item using FAR Part 12 and will be issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. It is anticipated that multiple awards will be made under this solicitation. Quotes are due at 3:00 p.m. MST, January 21, 2010.



The solicitation will be available on approximately December 23, 2009 and may be downloaded from this site at that time. All future information about this acquisition, including amendments, will be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Vendors are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) http:www.ccr.gov and shall complete the On-Line Registration and Certifications Application (ORCA) http://orca.bpn.gov. All responsible sources may submit a response to this announcement which will be considered by this agency