Loutre Valley Prescribed Burn Services

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is seeking vendors to perform prescribed burn services in Boone County for the Loutre Valley area. The solicitation, identified as MDC23236A, requests bids for prescribed burns across 12 distinct burn units and compartments, including Canyon Unit, Fish-hook West, Fish-hook East, East Ridge, Southend Glade, and multiple units within Burn Compartments 1, 2, and 3. The services require vendors to complete prescribed burns with specific delivery terms of Free On Board Destination and payment terms of Net 45 days. Vendors must submit per-acre pricing for each burn unit, though specific acreage quantities are not detailed in the documentation. The solicitation period is open from June 6, 2023, at 10:00 PM GMT through June 21, 2023, at 7:00 PM GMT, with Anna Kittrell at the MDC office in Columbia, Missouri serving as the primary point of contact. No explicit evaluation criteria, technical requirements, or minimum qualifications are specified beyond the per-acre pricing submission requirement.

The solicitation does not indicate any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. All vendors are eligible to submit proposals, with no preference given to disadvantaged enterprises or specific business sizes. No information is provided about incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure that might require integration. The documentation does not specify a total contract value, estimated budget range, or funding sources. While the solicitation covers 12 burn units across multiple compartments, no specific acreage quantities are detailed, which makes it difficult to estimate the potential contract value. The lack of comprehensive details suggests that vendors will need to carefully review the solicitation and potentially contact Anna Kittrell for additional clarification about the scope, scale, and specific requirements of the prescribed burn services project.