Romo thunder mountain mech treatment

The National Park Service Midwest Region is conducting a market survey for the Rocky Mountain National Park's Thunder Mountain Fuels Reduction Project, which involves mechanical treatment to reduce wildland fire threats to adjacent communities and municipal watersheds. The work encompasses felling standing trees, pruning remaining trees, removing ladder fuels, bucking dead material, and creating material piles for future burning, all to be performed using hand crews with chainsaws and non-motorized tools within the park boundary. This procurement falls under NAICS code 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) and requires contractors to be registered as small businesses in the System for Award Management under this classification. Interested parties must submit their responses by July 30, 2025, at 1700 EDT via email to Contracting Officer Stephen Loftus. This sources sought notice is not a formal solicitation but serves as a market survey to gather information about potential contractors' interest and capabilities for future competitive procurement.

This opportunity does not utilize any set-aside designations beyond the small business requirement under NAICS 115310, which has a size standard of $34 million. No current incumbents or existing contractors are identified in the documentation. The anticipated service magnitude exceeds $500,000, though no specific contract value range or maximum budget is specified in the available materials. The project timeline and duration are not detailed in the sources sought worksheet, nor are specific quantities of trees to be treated or acreage to be covered provided. The market survey aims to identify qualified small businesses capable of performing forestry support activities to inform the government's acquisition strategy for this fuel reduction initiative.