SAM #1284LM26Q0043

This opportunity from the USDA Forest Service seeks tree thinning services in Boise County, Idaho, under the Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). - Competitive BPA Call Order for tree thinning services - Work to be performed in Washington Gulch, Robie Creek, and Boise Peak Project Areas, Boise County, Idaho - Only companies pre-approved under the LMIR BPA are eligible to compete - LMIR BPA covers professional services, natural resources restoration, engineering, project management, NEPA compliance, and communications - No specific OEMs, products, part numbers, or quantities listed - Set aside for SBA-eligible businesses - Contracting office located at USDA-FS, CSA Intermountain 2, Ogden, UT

Services Requested: - Tree thinning services (no detailed quantities or part numbers provided)

Eligibility & Competition: - Only the 76 companies currently listed on the LMIR BPA may compete - No open competition outside the BPA

Locations: - Place of performance: Boise County, Idaho (Washington Gulch, Robie Creek, Boise Peak Project Areas) - Contracting office: USDA-FS, CSA Intermountain 2, Ogden, UT

The USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement & Property Services (PPS) is issuing this notice as a means of complying with the USDA’s policy in the Contracting Desk Book, SUBPART 413.3—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION METHODS, 413.303 Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). The USDA FS intends on awarding a competitive BPA Call Order against the LMIR BPAs that provide tree thinning in Boise County, Idaho within the Washington Gulch, Robie Creek and Boise Peak Project Areas.

The Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) is a National BPA that consist of a large variety of work including Professional Services, Natural Resources Restoration, Engineering, Project Management, NEPA, Communications, and more. The BPA can be utilized on all Forests and Grasslands and is available for all federal agencies to utilize.

This is not a solicitation.  This synopsis notification of intent to award a BPA Call order does not constitute a request for proposals or submission of any information in response to this notification.

This procurement is restricted to those approved companies eligible for call orders under the Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) for USFS. There are currently 76 businesses that will receive this solicitation. The Call Order shall be issued via email to those companies listed on the BPA. Any changes to the Call Order RFQ shall also be emailed to those companies listed on the BPA.

This requirement will be competitively awarded as a BPA Call Order against the aforementioned multiple award schedule BPAs continuously solicited on the Government Point of Entry (GPE) at: SAM.gov.  The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice, however, the LMIR BPA is an open continuous BPA that allows us to accept responses for the life of the BPA.  Search “Contracts” on sam.gov using solicitation number “12363N23Q4023.” The LMIR BPA has a continuous pre-solicitation sharing so that contractors may submit a proposal to join the BPA at any point in time by reaching out to the LMIR BPA Team at sm.fs.lmirbpa@usda.gov.