Thinning/Fuel Reduction HC IDIQ

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The Black Hills National Forest has an anticipated requirement to obtain services for timber stand improvement, fuels treatment with a selected activity of POL, and Pre-commercial thinning. A portion of this work will be considered a re-procurement of services not performed on previous contracts. The contractor shall provide any and all labor, equipment, supplies, services, permits, supervision, workman's compensation, unemployment, and transportation to accomplish projects on the Hell Canyon Ranger District.

This will be a multiple award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to include a base year and two option years that will not exceed $4.3 million dollars. The Government reserves the right to make up to three awards.

PROJECT LOCATION:
Project is located within Custer County, South Dakota, Black Hills National Forest.

SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS:
Solicitation, AG-82X9-S-13-0007, and related documents will be issued via FedBizOpps as a Request For Proposal (RFP). The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 115310. The solicitation will be available for downloading on or about April 17, 2013, at the website address: http://www.fbo.gov/.

A Pre-Proposal Visit date will be included in the solicitation. To ensure that you receive all information regarding this solicitation, you're encouraged to register for updates at www.fedbizopps.gov. The solicitation (specifications, clauses and provisions, and forms) will only be available electronically on the FedBizOpps website. Potential offerors must register with FedBizOpps in order to have access to the solicitation material.

Note: THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE

Offerors submitting a Request For Proposal are required by the FAR to use the System for Acquisition Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov). SAM is a web-based system that centralizes and standardizes the collection, storage, and viewing of many of the FAR required representations and certifications previously found in Solicitations. With SAM, vendors now have the ability to enter and maintain their representation and certification information. Vendors will need to review and/or update the SAM record when changes are necessary; annually to maintain an active status.