San Juan National Forest/Turkey-Devil Fuels Reduction

Closed Solicitation Posted Apr 18, 2023

Solicitation number: 1240LQ23R0001
Agency: Region 2 - Rocky Mountain Region Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
Responses due: May 8, 2023, 12:00 PM ET
Set-aside: Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code: 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
PSC: R499 Support- Professional: Other
Place of performance: Lakewood, Colorado 80401, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated Apr 27, 2023.

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI · Dec 29, 2023

This combined synopsis/solicitation from the USDA Forest Service seeks mastication services to reduce hazardous fuels on 844 acres of the San Juan National Forest in Colorado. Contractors must provide equipment, labor, and supplies to masticate understory shrubs and small trees from May through November 2023. Offers are due by May 8th and must address technical capability, past performance, local employment, and price. Evaluation will consider these factors to select the best value.

This is a total small business set-aside for support activities for forestry, NAICS code 115310. The place of performance is Archuleta County on the Pagosa Ranger District. No incumbent or budget is identified, as the contract award amount and date are to be determined. Mastication shall be performed on slopes up to 35 percent to improve forest health and wildlife habitat in the Wildland Urban Interface, reducing wildfire risk to nearby homes and infrastructure over the 2023 season.

Notice text

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Update #2 · Latest · Apr 27, 2023

The purpose of the Amendment 1 is to:

Add Questions and Answers: Attachment SF30 Amend 1 (Please Sign block 15A and 15C, email to isabel.wimbish@usda.gov)
Delete verbiage “Weed Survey & Inventory “on Page 1 of Solicitation # 1240LQ23R0001 Turkey-Devil Fuels Reduction Amend I
Delete verbiage “Weed Survey & Inventory” on header of Solicitation # 1240LQ23R0001 Turkey-Devil Fuels Reduction Amend I

There is no change to: Closing Response Date: May 8, 2023 at 10:00 am MDT

for Solicitation 1240LQ23R0001 Turkey-Devil Fuels Reduction:

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation: offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

Project Summary: The USDA Forest Service, San Juan National Forest/Turkey-Devil Fuels Reduction. The purpose of this project is to masticate (mow and shred) understory shrubs and small diameter trees to reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire impacting adjacent homes and infrastructure, improve forest health and improve wildlife habitat.

(1) Action Code: Support Activities for Forestry

(2) Date: April 18, 2023

(3)Year: 2023

(4) Contracting Office ZIP Code: 80401

(5) Product or Service Code: R499

(6) Contracting Office Address: 1617 Cole Blvd Bldg 17, Lakewood CO, 80401

(7) Subject: Support Activities for Forestry

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number: 1240LQ23R0001

(9) Closing Response Date: May 8, 2023

(10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer: Isabel Wimbish

(11) Contract Award Number: TBD

(12) Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD

(13) - Reserved

(14) Contract Award Date: TBD

(15) Contractor: TBD

(16) Description: Support Activities for Forestry

(17) Place of Contract Performance: San Juan National Forest, Pagosa Ranger District in Archuleta County, Colorado

18) Set-aside Status: Total Small Business

Update #1 · Apr 18, 2023

Project Summary: The USDA Forest Service, San Juan National Forest/Turkey-Devil Fuels Reduction/Weed Survey & Inventory. The purpose of this project is to masticate (mow and shred) understory shrubs and small diameter trees to reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire impacting adjacent homes and infrastructure, improve forest health and improve wildlife habitat.