Yeti Stewardship

Added: May 23, 2013 9:27 am PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The solicitation and any resultant contract will be a stewardship project in accordance with Section 323 of Public Law 108-7 (16 U.S.C. 2104 Note, as revised February 28, 2003 to reflect sec. 323 of J.J. Res. 2 as enrolled), the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003, amending Public Law 105-277, sec. 347. This is a commercial item acquisition that has been tailored to fit the Government's method of trading goods for services. Work includes 4 mandatory activity bid items that will be treated in addition to thinning and removal of commercial sawlogs on 418 acres. These stewardship work activity items will be described in detail in Appendix A and attachments when solicitation is posted. Treatment areas consist of natural stands. The intent of the Yeti CTL contract is to accomplish stand treatments specifically, the reduction of standing vegetation fuel ladders, tree thinning, treatment of standing dead and down material, removal of biomass and small sawlog material, mastication or chipping of slash, and associated erosion control and road maintenance work.

It is the intent of this contract to either remove or dispose of as much slash generated from operations as possible so as to limit the amount of post contract government slash burning. Masticating or chipping of activity slash and other biomass or whole tree removal of small trees and top portions and limbs of larger trees to landing will be required. Slash that is yarded to landings (limbs, tops, small boles) shall be removed from site or chipped and removed by Contractor. Landing slash disposal will be the responsibility of the Contractor.
Any resultant contract will be a Commercial Service contract with provisions for timber removal.

PROJECT LOCATION
The project area (418 acres) is located on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe near S. Lake Tahoe High School, and on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe near Kings Beach. The legal locations are: T.12N, R.18E, Sec.8, and T.16N, R.18E, Sec.18, MDB&M, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian (MDB&M). All treatment areas are between elevations of approximately 6,300 feet-7150 feet. Access to the South Shore units is from Lake Tahoe Blvd., Tahoe Mountain Rd., and Forest Roads 12N28 and 12N31. Access to the North Shore units is from Hwy 28 and 267, Beaver St., Forest Road 16N86, Cambridge Dr., and Hastings Ln.

The solicitation package will be uploaded approximately June 6, 2013.

Please hold any technical questions until after review of the solicitation. The technical contact information will be listed in the solicitation.