TFD fuels south flats mowing idaho BLM

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region is soliciting quotations for vegetation mowing services under solicitation number 140L2626Q0025 to reduce wildland fire risk in the South Flats Pasture treatment area. The project requires mechanical mowing of all vegetation to a maximum height of eight inches across 2,176 acres of rangeland near Malta, Idaho, with performance scheduled from October 1, 2026, through November 15, 2026. Evaluation will be based on three primary factors: Technical Capability (including work plan, schedule, mowing production rate, equipment specifications, and safety protocols for remote work site conditions), Prior Relevant Experience and Past Performance (key personnel qualifications, crew experience, remote location experience, and references from two to five recent projects), and Price, with award made to the responsible offeror providing best value. All offerors must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and must submit quotations via email to charles_dodson@ios.doi.gov by April 30, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Quotes must include a completed Bid Schedule and a detailed work plan demonstrating capability to meet technical requirements, and all work must comply with Service Contract Labor Standards, fire prevention regulations, environmental laws, and applicable federal acquisition regulations.

This is a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) with a small business size standard of $34 million, and no incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation materials. The contract encompasses 2,176 acres of mowing work estimated to require two 14-foot mowers operating at a capacity of 60 acres per day, with pricing submitted on a per-acre basis and payment calculated as a percentage of the bid price based on achieved work quality. A minimum 95 percent quality standard is required for full payment, with work quality determined through inspection sampling of at least one percent of the treatment area. The place of performance is the South Flats Pasture located four miles northeast of Malta, Idaho, in Cassia County on BLM-managed land. Contractors must provide all labor, equipment, materials, and support vehicles, including four-wheel-drive tractors with rollover protection and fire suppression equipment, with a crew foreman required on-site at all times and work contingent upon weather and ground conditions suitable for mowing operations.