STEWARDSHIP - Pre-Commercial Tree Thinning and Pruning

Added: Apr 18, 2014 4:56 pm The Forest Service contemplates issuing a solicitation for a Request for Quotes (RFQ) for a STEWARDSHIP pre-commercial tree thinning and pruning contract.

Description:

Pre-commercial thinning of 602 acres, pruning of 123 acres and to create 54 1/10th acre canopy gaps in young growth stands approximately 33 to 34 years old. The Contractor must furnish all labor, equipment, housing, subsistence, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals except those items listed as Government-furnished property. Due to the fairly steep and rugged terrain and limited access, methods for accomplishing this work are limited to hand tools only.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 115310 with a size standard of $7 million.

Location:

This project is located on the Tongass National Forest's Petersburg Ranger District, on Mitkof Island, approximately 25 miles south of the city of Petersburg. This project lies on the same road system as the city of Petersburg.

Petersburg, Alaska is linked to Seattle, Washington via Alaska Airlines, the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry System (from Bellingham, Washington) and barge services from Seattle. Petersburg is the administrative site of the Petersburg Ranger District.

Interested concerns should monitor the FedBizOpps website to view the solicitation and stay up-to-date on any other information that might be provided here.

Primary Point of Contact:
Ron Smith
Contract Specialist
Tongass National Forest
907-228-6244
Email: rpsmith@fs.fed.us