Roush Fuels Restoration Stewardship IRSC
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12363N25Q4154
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
- Place of performance
- Bass Lake, California 93604, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Forest Service is seeking forest restoration and hazardous fuel reduction services for the Roush Fuels Restoration Stewardship project on the Sierra National Forest's Bass Lake Ranger District. This competitive procurement is restricted to current holders of the R5 Pacific Southwest Stewardship Blanket Purchase Agreement, with quotes due by August 12, 2025. The project requires contractors to cut, skid, and process timber; haul timber to processing facilities; fell hazardous trees near roads and infrastructure; and remove ladder fuels and existing slash to restore forest health and reduce wildfire risk. The work focuses on promoting stands aligned with Natural Range of Variation while establishing wildlife habitat through post-fire restoration activities. Key requirements include ensuring safe access along Forest Service roads 8S70, 7S76, 7S07, 7S08, and 7S34, with contractors responsible for cutting and piling dead trees and preparing sites for future planting.
This opportunity carries no set-aside designation and is available only to existing BPA holders, as new BPA awards are suspended until fall 2025 due to workforce capacity limitations and increased review requirements. The project is located in the Whisky Ridge area across multiple townships and sections in the Mount Diablo Base Meridian, specifically Township 7 South, Range 23 East, Sections 24-27 and 34-36, plus Township 8 South, Range 23 East, Sections 1-3 and 10-11. Contractors must complete all work by December 31, 2028, providing a multi-year timeline for the comprehensive forest restoration activities. The government indicates it maintains a large pool of BPA vendors to ensure adequate competition, though specific contract values are not disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. Interested vendors without current BPA status may respond to the continuous RFQ Number 12363N22Q4055 for future consideration.
Notice text
This is an informational notice and not a request for quotes. Only current BPA holders will be eligible to submit quotes.
This is a synopsis and will not be followed by a soliciation.
Description: The primary purposes of this notice are to improve small business access to acquisition information and enhance competition by identifying contracting and subcontracting opportunities. A competitive Request for Quotes is planned with award to be made to vendor with a R5 Pacific Southwest Stewardship Blanket Purchase Agreement for the Sierra National Forest, Bass Lake Ranger District. Only current BPA holders will be eligible to submit quotes. In accordance with the BPA terms and conditions, the solicitation shall be emailed directly to all Sierra National Forest BPA holders in lieu of posting the solicitation at https://sam.gov/.
An open-continuous RFQ is posted on sam.gov for the R5 Pacific Southwest Stewardship BPA. Vendors interested in being awarded a BPA should respond to RFQ Number: 12363N22Q4055. Quotes are being accepted but no new awards are planned until the fall of 2025 due to limited workforce capacity and increased BPA review and approval requirements. The government has a large pool of BPA vendors to ensure adequate competition.
Roush Fuels Restoration Stewardship IRSC Project Description and Location:
The objectives of this project are to restore forest health, remove hazardous fuels for site prep and planting, and treat hazardous fuels along and adjacent to roads and campgrounds. This will reduce the future risk of high severity wildfire. Thinning will promote stands that are in line with NRV and help reduce the risk of stand replacing fires. The removal of hazardous fuels for site prep is a vital step of the continued post-fire restoration with establishing wildlife habitat for future use. The removal of hazards trees will provide safe access and working conditions on and adjacent to Forest Service roads 8S70, 7S76, 7S07, 7S08, 7S34.
To accomplish these objectives, the contract includes the following requirements:
Cut, Skid and Process Included Timber.
Haul Included Timber to a Processing Facility
Cut and pile all dead trees and Existing Fuels
Fell designated trees that pose a hazard of striking roads and existing infrastructure in designated units.
Cut and pile ladder fuels, dead trees and existing slash
Skid and/or yard felled trees to approved locations for disposal by the Forest Service.
Project is in the Whisky Ridge area. The legal location of the project is: Township 7 South, Range 23 East, Sections 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36, and Township 8 South, Range 23 East, Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11. Mount Diablo Base Meridian.
Project Completion Deadline: December 31, 2028
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