Robie Creek G – Z STEWARDSHIP IRSC – Region 4 , Boise National Forest, Mountain Home Ranger District, Idaho
Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 12363N24Q4121
- Agency
-
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
- Mountain Home, Idaho 83647, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service is seeking contractors to provide a variety of forestry services for the Robie Creek G - Z Stewardship IRSC project on the Boise National Forest, Mountain Home Ranger District in Idaho. The objective is to increase the pace and scale of treatments to promote forest health and resilience by reducing hazardous fuels and managing stand structure. Key requirements include completing an implementation plan, detailed logging plans, timber volume cruises, road maintenance and reconstruction, as well as performing timber removal, stand thinning, and mastication. The contract will be awarded as a firm fixed-price commercial services contract using a best value source selection method. A pre-solicitation prospective bidders meeting is scheduled for April 10, 2024, and the final Request for Quotes is anticipated to be issued on or around May 4, 2024. Vendors are encouraged to submit questions and suggestions by April 26, 2024.
This contract opportunity is not set aside and will be open to full and open competition. The NAICS code is 115310 for Support Services for Forestry, with a size standard of $34 million. The government estimates the total timber volume to be 28,858 tons of sawtimber and 10,712 tons of non-sawlog material, with the period of performance running through December 31, 2029. No specific incumbent contractors were identified in the pre-solicitation notice.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
Update: 4/11/2024: Meeting notes from Industry meeting held on 4/10/2024 have been included in the attachments along with other Q&As from Industry.
Final Solicitation posting has been revised to be posted on or around May 3rd, 2024.
Background: The Robie Creek G - Z 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 Mountain Home Ranger District on the Boise National Forest.
Legal description is In all or portions of: T. 4 N., R. 3 E., Sections 14-16, 21-27
Period of Performance: All work shall be completed by December 31st, 2029
Description of Work:
*This is not a Request for Quotes - all attachments are drafts and subject to change.
The intent of the project is to increase the pace and scale of treatments to promote forest health and resiliency to insects, disease, and uncharacteristic wildfire. Reducing hazardous fuels to decrease the threat of catastrophic wildfire within the Wildland Urban Interface that will be achieved by managing stand structure and species composition to better withstand threats from Douglas-fir beetle, Douglas-fir dwarf mistletoe, western dwarf mistletoe, Ips pine engraver, and western pine beetle. Other project objectives to reach these goals include:
- For the contractor to complete the end-results from NEPA handoff through final completion of the project area.
- Complete implementation plan, road analysis plan, and preliminary contract maps for the project area.
- Complete detailed logging plan
- Delineate timber removal and service treatment units
- Complete volume determination cruise plots
- Complete all required road maintenance and road re-construction for product removal
- Complete all on the ground timber removal and service work activities:
1. Remove Included Sawtimber
2. Cut, yard, limb and deck material 6” to 9.9” DBH within commercial harvest units
3. Sub-merchantable thinning post removal of sawtimber
4. Non-commercial thinning
5. Mastication
6. Optional removal of Timber Subject to Agreement of decked material 6” to 9.9” DBH
ESTIMATED TIMBER VOLUME AND SPECIES COMPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS:
Total quantities are unknown and shown as estimated gross quantity. Completion and acceptance of Item 1 through 5 will determine true needed quantities for all other Items. Once true quantities are established, quantities will be added through contract modification.
Awarded contract will be a commercial services contract with requirements for timber removal.
Pre-Solicitation Prospective Bidders Meeting Date and Time:
Prior to solicitation, the Forest will hold a meeting for prospective contractors to facilitate dialogue on contractual requirements that are anticipated in the contract and any operational limitations foreseen by attendees. The meeting will be held on April 10th, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. MT. This meeting will be held virtually via Microsoft TEAMs, and in-person with a meeting place of the Boise National Forest Supervisor’s Office. Please contact Jaclyn Mitchell at Jaclyn.mitchell@usda.gov to RSVP if you plan on attending in-person.
Microsoft Teams meeting Invite Information
Meeting ID: 292 631 366 69
Passcode: djLvrw
Or call in (audio only)
+1 202-650-0123,,411542741# United States, Washington DC
Phone Conference ID: 411 542 741#
It is anticipated that the Request for Quotes with all attachments shall be issued on or around May 4th, 2024. The contract shall be awarded using a best value source selection method; the resulting contract shall be a firm fixed price commercial services contract.
Vendors are highly encouraged to submit questions and or specific suggestions of changes that will make this contract more successful to Kasandra Meyer at kasandra.meyer@usda.gov and Josh Bahling at josh.bahling@usda.gov by Friday, April 26th, 2024 to ensure final changes are made prior to issuing the final solicitation Request for Quotes.
Update #1 ·
Background: The Robie Creek G - Z 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 Mountain Home Ranger District on the Boise National Forest.
Legal description is In all or portions of: T. 4 N., R. 3 E., Sections 14-16, 21-27
Period of Performance: All work shall be completed by December 31st, 2029
Description of Work:
*This is not a Request for Quotes - all attachments are drafts and subject to change.
The intent of the project is to increase the pace and scale of treatments to promote forest health and resiliency to insects, disease, and uncharacteristic wildfire. Reducing hazardous fuels to decrease the threat of catastrophic wildfire within the Wildland Urban Interface that will be achieved by managing stand structure and species composition to better withstand threats from Douglas-fir beetle, Douglas-fir dwarf mistletoe, western dwarf mistletoe, Ips pine engraver, and western pine beetle. Other project objectives to reach these goals include:
- For the contractor to complete the end-results from NEPA handoff through final completion of the project area.
- Complete implementation plan, road analysis plan, and preliminary contract maps for the project area.
- Complete detailed logging plan
- Delineate timber removal and service treatment units
- Complete volume determination cruise plots
- Complete all required road maintenance and road re-construction for product removal
- Complete all on the ground timber removal and service work activities:
1. Remove Included Sawtimber
2. Cut, yard, limb and deck material 6” to 9.9” DBH within commercial harvest units
3. Sub-merchantable thinning post removal of sawtimber
4. Non-commercial thinning
5. Mastication
6. Optional removal of Timber Subject to Agreement of decked material 6” to 9.9” DBH
ESTIMATED TIMBER VOLUME AND SPECIES COMPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS:
Total quantities are unknown and shown as estimated gross quantity. Completion and acceptance of Item 1 through 5 will determine true needed quantities for all other Items. Once true quantities are established, quantities will be added through contract modification.
Awarded contract will be a commercial services contract with requirements for timber removal.
Pre-Solicitation Prospective Bidders Meeting Date and Time:
Prior to solicitation, the Forest will hold a meeting for prospective contractors to facilitate dialogue on contractual requirements that are anticipated in the contract and any operational limitations foreseen by attendees. The meeting will be held on April 10th, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. MT. This meeting will be held virtually via Microsoft TEAMs, and in-person with a meeting place of the Boise National Forest Supervisor’s Office. Please contact Jaclyn Mitchell at Jaclyn.mitchell@usda.gov to RSVP if you plan on attending in-person.
Microsoft Teams meeting Invite Information
Meeting ID: 292 631 366 69
Passcode: djLvrw
Or call in (audio only)
+1 202-650-0123,,411542741# United States, Washington DC
Phone Conference ID: 411 542 741#
It is anticipated that the Request for Quotes with all attachments shall be issued on or around May 4th, 2024. The contract shall be awarded using a best value source selection method; the resulting contract shall be a firm fixed price commercial services contract.
Vendors are highly encouraged to submit questions and or specific suggestions of changes that will make this contract more successful to Kasandra Meyer at kasandra.meyer@usda.gov and Josh Bahling at josh.bahling@usda.gov by Friday, April 26th, 2024 to ensure final changes are made prior to issuing the final solicitation Request for Quotes.
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Robie Creek G – Z STEWARDSHIP IRSC – Region 4 , Boise National Forest, Mountain Home Ranger District, Idaho | Special Notice | |
| Robie Creek G – Z STEWARDSHIP IRSC – Region 4 , Boise National Forest, Mountain Home Ranger District, Idaho | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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