Vegetation Management

The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest has a requirement to complete three vegetative management projects on the Conasauga, Blue Ridge, and Oconee Ranger Districts as further detailed in the Schedule of Items and Performance Work Statement. These are stewardship projects and will be awarded on a best-value basis. The Government reserves the right to make a single or multiple awards as best meets its needs.
The USDA Forest Service encourages the participation of small, disadvantaged, service disabled veteran, and women owned business enterprises. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 115310 and the small business size standard is $7.5 million. The proposed contract is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. All responsible, qualified small businesses may submit an offer which will be considered by the Forest Service.
All Offerors shall be registered at the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) to be eligible for award.
The solicitation for this project will be available only through the Federal Business Opportunities website www.fbo.gov.
All questions pertaining to this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to Jay Tobin at jtobin@fs.fed.us. Responses will not be provided to telephone messages.
The Government is not planning a pre-bid/pre-proposal conference.
Additional maps have been included for the Conasauga Ranger District projects. This notification constitutes amendment 001 to the solicitation. An SF-30 will not be issued. There is no change in the response date.
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The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest has a requirement to complete three vegetative management projects on the Conasauga, Blue Ridge, and Oconee Ranger Districts as further detailed in the Schedule of Items and Performance Work Statement. These are stewardship projects and will be awarded on a best-value basis. The Government reserves the right to make a single or multiple awards as best meets its needs.
The USDA Forest Service encourages the participation of small, disadvantaged, service disabled veteran, and women owned business enterprises. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 115310 and the small business size standard is $7.5 million. The proposed contract is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. All responsible, qualified small businesses may submit an offer which will be considered by the Forest Service.
All Offerors shall be registered at the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) to be eligible for award.
The solicitation for this project will be available only through the Federal Business Opportunities website www.fbo.gov.
All questions pertaining to this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to Jay Tobin at jtobin@fs.fed.us. Responses will not be provided to telephone messages.
The Government is not planning a pre-bid/pre-proposal conference..