Mechanical Site Prep: Jawbone Creek Item 2
Open State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- RFP-2025-0154
- State
- California
- Responses due
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- Point of contact
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- Caitlin Henry chenry@co.tuolumne.ca.us (209) 533-5511
Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
County of Tuolumne is requesting proposals for mechanical site preparation, fuels reduction, and associated treatments on approximately 796.26 acres within the Cherry West Project under RFP-2025-0154, with proposals due November 13, 2026, and questions due October 30, 2026. No set-asides or incumbent preferences are specified. Work is performed on Stanislaus National Forest under a Master Stewardship Agreement between Tuolumne County and the USDA Forest Service on behalf of the Yosemite Stanislaus Solutions Collaborative.
Scope includes mastication, chipping, piling, and hand thinning across ten treatment units. Priority units (K010C, K011B, K011C, and L001) totaling approximately 130.78 acres must begin no earlier than June 2027 and be completed by October 31, 2027, with spring 2028 planting scheduled thereafter. All remaining units must be completed by October 31, 2028, for fall 2028 planting. The project site at approximately 6,000 feet elevation may experience seasonal snow cover inaccessibility; contractors must plan schedules accordingly to meet deadlines. Equipment must include tracked carrier units with boom-mounted masticating heads capable of handling dead snags up to 20 inches DBH and down material up to 20 inches diameter.
Minimum qualifications require three years' experience in similar forest-based fuels reduction work, current California business registration, valid Department of Industrial Relations prevailing wage registration, and at least one English-fluent foreman. Proposers must submit unit costs for all ten treatment units ranging from 1.88 to 188.13 acres.
The initial contract term is two years with options for two additional three-month extension terms contingent upon adequate funding, demonstrated success, continued need, and contractor willingness. Evaluation criteria are qualifications and experience (30 points), service delivery and methodology (30 points), and reasonable cost (40 points), with award made to the best-value proposer. Contract award is tentatively scheduled for November 20, 2026, with execution on December 7, 2026. Proposers must comply with comprehensive fire prevention, best management practices, spill prevention, equipment sanitation, and riparian protection requirements detailed in multiple appendices and checklists.
Opportunity text
The County of Tuolumne is seeking proposals from qualified individuals to conduct fuels reduction and mechanical site preparation and associated treatments for reforestation as authorized in the Master Stewardship Agreement the County has with the USDA, Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest on behalf of the Yosemite Stanislaus Solutions (YSS) Collaborative.
The County intends to select Contractors that meet the specifications of this Solicitation based on best value.
The Cherry West Project consists of approximately 796.26 acres of mechanical site preparation, including mastication and piling. Specifications and treatment requirements are detailed in Section 2, Scope of Services. The County intends for site preparation work in the priority units (K010C, K011B, K011C, and L001) to begin no earlier than June 2027 and be completed no later than October 31, 2027. These units are scheduled for planting in Spring 2028.
All remaining units must be completed no later than October 31, 2028, and are scheduled for planting in Fall 2028.
The project is located at an approximate elevation of 6,000 feet and may be inaccessible during periods of snow cover. The Contractor shall plan and schedule work accordingly to meet the required completion deadlines.
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