South Woodward PCT

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) is conducting a Limited Solicitation (LS) for the South Woodward Pre-Commercial Thinning (PCT) project located in the Swan River State Forest, Lake County. The procurement involves pre-commercial thinning services across three separate units totaling 89 acres, with specific unit breakdowns of 27 acres in Unit 1, 32 acres in Unit 2, and 30 acres in Unit 3. The project is situated approximately 12 miles south of Swan Lake, Montana, with bidders required to provide a total cost to complete the project as detailed in Section 4 of the solicitation document. The procurement will utilize the Montana Acquisition & Contracting System (eMACS) with a commodity code of 2105 for Forest Related Services - Logging/Cutting/Thinning. Key dates include the solicitation being issued on 13 November 2020, with an opening date of 10/26/2020 at 3:00 PM MDT and a closing date of 11/11/2020 at 3:00 PM MST. Potential bidders must submit federal tax ID, contact person details, and contractor liaison information, and are instructed to submit any questions or clarifications through the Q&A board within eMACS by the specified deadline.

The solicitation document does not explicitly mention specific set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent types. Bidders will be required to review and accept standard terms and conditions, a draft contract, and complete vendor registration information. Payment terms are established at 0% 0, Net 30, with transactions conducted in US Dollars. The procurement contact for this opportunity is Gwenette Ungerman, and the solicitation includes several attachments (LS, Attachment A1-A3, Attachment B, and Attachment C) that potential contractors must carefully review. While specific budget ranges are not detailed in the provided documentation, the solicitation suggests that interested contractors should prepare comprehensive bids that cover the entire 89-acre pre-commercial thinning project. Contractors will need to demonstrate capability in forest management services, specifically pre-commercial thinning operations in state forest environments. The project represents a targeted forest management intervention aimed at improving forest health and stand conditions in the Swan River State Forest region.