700197 - Garnets Vegetation Management

The Natural Resource Damage Program (NRDP) in Montana is seeking a contractor for a vegetation management project through an Invitation for Bid (IFB) numbered JUS-IFB-2025-0282. The procurement targets the removal of conifers from grasslands and aspen stands, specifically covering 109 acres of private lands in Gough Creek and 196 acres of Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) land in Brock Creek, located in Powell County. A mandatory walk-through is scheduled for May 15, 2025, at 1:00 PM at the Gold Creek Fishing Access site, which is a quarter-mile west of Exit 166 off Interstate-90 near Gold Creek, Montana. The bid was released on May 5, 2025, with proposals due by June 4, 2025, at 2:00 PM MDT. Potential bidders must be capable of providing environmental services including controlled burning, forest-related services such as excavator piling, logging, cutting, and thinning, as well as environmental reclamation and restoration services. The primary contact for this bid is Meranda Flugge, reachable at Meranda.Flugge@mt.gov or +1 406-444-0229, with technical support for the electronic bidding system (eMACS) available through their help desk at 406-444-2575 or emacs@mt.gov.

While no specific set-aside designations or restrictions on bidder types were explicitly mentioned in the documentation, the procurement will be processed using US Dollars. Potential bidders should have demonstrated expertise in vegetation management, forest services, and environmental restoration. The solicitation covers multiple commodity codes related to environmental and forestry services, suggesting a preference for vendors with comprehensive capabilities in landscape management and ecological restoration. No incumbent vendors or specific budget ranges were disclosed in the available documentation. Bidders will need to submit their proposals electronically through the eMACS system, indicating a preference for digital submission processes. Technical competence in forest management, understanding of ecological restoration techniques, and the ability to effectively remove conifers from grasslands and aspen stands will likely be key evaluation criteria for this contract opportunity.