Vya Population Management Unit Restoration Project

The Bureau of Land Management California Region is soliciting proposals under solicitation number 140L1223Q0087 to provide vegetation management and restoration services within the Vya Population Management Unit. The contractor will be required to perform lop-and-scatter, cut-and-pile, and other vegetation treatment methods across approximately 861 acres to support the agency's sage-steppe habitat restoration objectives. Proposals are due by August 15, 2023 and will be evaluated based on lowest price technically acceptable.

This is a total small business set-aside opportunity. Restoration work will involve NAICS code 561730 for vegetation and remediation services and be carried out under PSC code R499 for other natural resources management services. Performance will take place across multiple sites in California from September 2023 through September 2026. Contractors will remove juniper and other encroaching species from approximately 1,591 acres using various treatment densities and methods to restore approximately 143.5 miles of sage-steppe habitat.