2025-2026 Tillamook Pre-Commercial Thinning RFQ

The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is soliciting quotes for a Pre-Commercial Thinning (PCT) project in Tillamook County for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The procurement seeks a contractor to perform comprehensive pre-commercial thinning services across four distinct forest management units: Bale Bound U3 (68 acres), Bale Bound U4 (98 acres), Yellow Bus (388 acres), and Zig Zag (100 acres), totaling 654 acres. The selected contractor will be responsible for providing all labor, supervision, transportation, equipment, and materials necessary to complete forest thinning operations, with specific requirements including crew composition of 8-15 persons and adherence to detailed tree selection and spacing criteria. The contract period runs from November 11, 2025, to May 31, 2026, with a production schedule mandating 50% of units be completed by December 31, 2025, and 100% by the contract's end date. Interested bidders must submit two key attachments: the Offerors Authorized Representative Form and the Pricing Submittal Form, which must be emailed to Daniel (DJ) Carpenter by the submission deadline of October 28, 2025, at 2:00 PM PST. The ODF will award the contract to the lowest responsible and responsive offeror, with the right to remove acres to meet budgetary constraints.

The solicitation does not explicitly outline specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, though the Offerors Authorized Representative Form includes provisions related to minority businesses and disabled veterans. Contractors must provide comprehensive insurance coverage, including workers' compensation, commercial general liability, and automobile liability insurance with specific coverage limits. While the total contract value is not explicitly stated, the pricing structure requires unit pricing for the thinning services, with payment contingent upon inspected acreage meeting acceptable work quality standards. Contractors must include all travel, per diem, transportation, and related expenses in their unit pricing, with no additional move-in, move-out, or demobilization costs to be paid. The contract includes detailed technical specifications for forest management, including a specific retention order for tree species prioritization: Western Red Cedar, Douglas Fir, Western Hemlock, Noble Fir, and Sitka Spruce. The project encompasses complex forested terrain in Tillamook County, with elevations ranging from approximately 520 to 2,120 feet, and includes various road and trail networks that contractors must navigate during the pre-commercial thinning process.