Umatilla and Wallowa Whitman NF Mechanical Fuels IDIQ

THE SOLICITATION FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE POSTED ON OR ABOUT
MARCH 26, 2018.


Project Description: The Wallowa Whitman and Umatilla National Forest have historically contracted for services to mechanically alter ground and ladder fuels such as understory tree densities, harvest slash and down woody debris through the use of mechanical thinning, mastication (slash busting) and grapple piling of those materials. Historically, this has been accomplished using site specific contracts or has been accomplished utilizing task orders on similar Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts. The intent of this contract is to secure services for those items mentioned above for a time period of up to 5 years at locations throughout the Wallowa Whitman and Umatilla National Forests and the Vale BLM, Baker Resource Area. Districts that may provide future task orders for one or more of the above mentioned items include: On the Wallowa Whitman National Forest-Whitman RD, LA Grande RD, Wallowa Valley RD, and on the Umatilla National Forest- Walla Walla RD, Heppner RD, Pomeroy RD, and North Fork John Day RD. Task Orders for specific work items may be placed against this contract using the prices in the Schedule of Items through award of the initial task order(s). Future task orders will be competed unless an exemption applies.