TX balcones canyonlands fire break

The contract involves providing fuel reduction treatments for the US Fish & Wildlife Service at the Balcones Canyonlands NWR. The contractor will be responsible for providing all labor, personnel, supervision, equipment, training, transportation, tools, materials, operating supplies, and any other incidental items and services necessary for performing mechanical fuels reduction. The work will involve the use of chainsaws or other hand cutting tools to cut trees, brush, and lower branches, slashing of cut trees, and hand pullback or piling of cut slash. The work is to be completed between July 15 and March 1, with the preferred start date being October 1 of the same calendar year from the award date of the contract.

Services and products to be provided by the contractor:

1. Labor and personnel for mechanical fuels reduction.
2. Supervision of the fuel reduction process.
3. Equipment, training, transportation, tools, materials, and operating supplies necessary for the work.
4. Use of chainsaws or other hand cutting tools to cut trees, brush, and lower branches.
5. Slashing of cut trees and hand pullback or piling of cut slash.