SAM #12363N26Q4089

Kaniksu and Colville National Forests Fuels Treatment Services Solicitation

The USDA Forest Service is soliciting comprehensive forestry fuels treatment services for the Kaniksu and Colville National Forests in Washington, focusing on wildfire risk reduction and forest health improvement. - Government Buyer: - USDA Forest Service, Stewardship Contracting Branch, Kaniksu National Forest, Colville National Forest, Newport & Sullivan Lake Ranger Districts - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) or named vendors are identified; procurement is open to eligible small businesses under the Region 6 Pacific Northwest Stewardship BPA - Products/Services Requested: - Mechanical piling (up to 3,333 acres across Boulder Park, Ione, and Eastside areas) - Mastication (30 acres) - Road decommissioning (3,808 feet and additional units) - Whip felling (2,141 acres) - Pre-commercial thinning (mandatory: 724 acres; optional: 89 acres) - Post-harvest pre-commercial thinning (367 acres) - Post-harvest slashing (839 acres) - Hand piling (268 acres) - Slash removal (1.5 acres, part number 7540-01-152-8067) - Selective cutting, bucking, lop and scatter, and slash treatments across multiple forest units - Notable Requirements: - Set aside for small businesses, including women-owned and economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses - Strict adherence to silvicultural, environmental, and quality standards - Work must follow detailed technical protocols for tree selection, felling, piling, and slash management - Multiple geographic areas and forest units are included, with some work items optional - Only companies approved under the Region 6 Pacific Northwest Stewardship BPA may respond - Locations: - Work will be performed across Kaniksu and Colville National Forests, including Boulder Park, Ione, Eastside, Kings Lake, Tacoma Creek/Cusick Creek, Flume Creek (Limestone), Lost Creek, Misery Lake, Little Tacoma, Rankin, Swamp Creek, Kalispel Moon, and Newport & Sullivan Lake Ranger Districts - Contracting office is USDA-FS Stewardship Contracting Branch, Washington, DC

Description

This procurement is restricted to the approved companies eligible for call orders under the R6 Pacific Northwest Stewardship BPA for the Colville National Forest in the state of Washington.  This requirement may be awarded to one, or multiple, vendor as a BPA Call Order against BPA's previously solicited on the Government Point of Entry (GPE). The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice that are not eligible for awards under the R6 Pacific Northwest Stewardship BPA.

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