ND Forest Service - Jacobson Fuel Mitigation Project

North Dakota State University (NDSU) Purchasing, on behalf of the North Dakota Forest Service, is soliciting proposals for the Jacobson Fuel Mitigation Project, a hazardous fuels reduction contract covering approximately 400 acres of private lands located in Slope County, North Dakota. The primary objective of this procurement is to obtain contractor services to perform fuel mitigation work aimed at reducing hazardous fuels and improving forest health on the specified acreage. Prospective bidders must be registered on the North Dakota State Bidders List and submit their proposals through the NDBuys online portal. The solicitation was issued on January 29, 2026, with a mandatory deadline of March 4, 2026, at 2:00 PM Central Time for proposal submission. Interested parties requiring clarification or additional information should contact Casie Ewalt, the assigned Procurement Officer, at casie.ewalt@ndsu.edu or 701-231-9599, with TTY services available through relay services at 7-1-1. The procurement notice does not specify detailed evaluation criteria, deliverables specifications, or required qualifications beyond registration on the state bidders list within the available documentation.

The procurement notice does not identify any specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, women-owned businesses, or other socioeconomic classifications. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed in the available documentation, nor are there references to existing infrastructure or technology requiring integration by the successful contractor. Similarly, the specific award value, budget range, or contract duration are not disclosed in the procurement notice. Interested vendors should consult the complete solicitation documentation available on the NDBuys website at https://internal.ndbuys.nd.gov/page.aspx/en/bas/browser_check for comprehensive details regarding pricing terms, funding amounts, technical specifications, and additional contractual requirements.