Woody Biomass Removal Stewardship Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

Complete work activities which include woody biomass removal; slash grinding and hauling; road brushing; road blading; road drainage work; incidental dozer work; dust abatement and water barring. The intent of this contract is to reduce the need for high intensity slash pile burning, and potential of uncontrolled wildfire, by removing the logging created landing piles and other concentrations of woody biomass debris from selected project areas on the rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest and Medford District of the Bureau of Land Management. The process of slash removal from the Federal lands is a connected work item related to larger restoration projects which are occurring across the landscape.

The term, "woody biomass material," is defined as vegetative debris including, but not limited to; cull logs, blasted or pushed-out stumps, chunks, broken tops, limbs, branches, rotten wood, damaged brush, damaged or destroyed reproduction, saplings or poles, resulting from previous operations. Slash treatments may be accomplished by, but are not limited to the following means: grinding, chipping, loading and hauling. It is recognized that the woody biomass has some commercial value, but the removal costs are either equal to, or greater than, the delivered price of the material.

This contract contains an estimated green convertible products volume of 20,000 green tons and an unknown quantity of incidental saw timber. The final advertisement will contain all requirements related to service work and product removal.

Contractor shall furnish all necessary personnel, material, equipment, services and facilities (except as otherwise specified), to perform the Statement of Work/Specifications. Project areas are located in Josephine, Jackson, Douglas and Coos Counties, Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest and Medford District Bureau of Land Management, Oregon.

Estimated Issue Date of solicitation electronically in Federal Business Opportunities: March 9, 2011
Estimated date proposals will be due: April 11, 2011
Pre-Proposal Meeting Date: March 14, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. at Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest & Medford District Bureau of Land Management, 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, OR.
Estimated start work date: May 11, 2011
This proposed procurement listed herein is 100% set-aside for Small Business Concerns.
For additional information: Claudia Halkyard, Contract Specialist, at the Umpqua National Forest, (541) 957-3222 or Blair Moody, Stewardship Coordinator, (541) 618-2207.

Required Registrations: In order to receive any contract award under this solicitation, a Contractor MUST be registered in the Central Contractor Registration database (CCR) and Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). To register a firm in the CCR system, visit http://www.bpin.gov or call 888-227-2423 or 269-961-5757. To register a firm in the ORCA system, visit http://www.bpn.gov.

Send Quotes to: Umpqua National Forest
Attention: Claudia Halkyard, AQM
2900 NW Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, OR 97471