SAM #12363N26Q4068

USDA Forest Service Solicits Cut-to-Length Logging and Stewardship Services for Trout Creek, CA

The USDA Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, is seeking contractors for the Trout Creek Cut-to-Length Stewardship IRSC, focusing on forest restoration and hazardous fuels reduction in California. - Government Buyer: - USDA Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Stewardship Contracting Branch - Scope of Work: - Cut-to-length logging and removal of sawtimber (Incense Cedar, Jeffrey Pine, White Fir, Red Fir) across up to 248 acres - Mechanical thinning of small trees (3.0–9.9 inches DBH) and removal to landings - Fuels treatment by mastication or removal of dead/down material and project-generated slash - Removal and off-Forest hauling of biomass, cull logs, and slash (estimated 3,147 tons total) - Construction and decommissioning of up to 2 miles of temporary roads - Road maintenance and erosion control on up to 5 miles of roads - Timber Products: - Estimated 6,125 tons of sawtimber, 1,635 tons of biomass, and 1,512 tons of nonsaw/cull logs - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Use of cut-to-length logging systems to minimize soil disturbance - Environmental protection measures for soil, water, and wildlife - Directional felling, stump treatment with borate compound, and product identification (branding/paint marking) - Compliance with federal DEI and anti-discrimination regulations - Only small businesses with an R5 Pacific Southwest Stewardship BPA are eligible - No specific OEMs or named vendors; contract is open to qualified small business forestry contractors - NAICS code: 113310 (Logging)

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12.  Using this format, no separate presolicitation is required and this announcement constitutes the only solicitation. 

Solicitation number 12363N26Q4068 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Trout Creek Cut-to-Length Stewardship IRSC (Integrated Resource Service Contract).  Award shall be made under the R5 Pacific Southwest Stewardship BPA.  Only current BPA holders are eligible to submit quotes.  Quotes received from vendors that have not been awarded an R5 Pacific Southwest Stewardship BPA will be rejected; no evaluation of the submitted documents will be performed. 

The project area is located on the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the USDA Forest Service in California.  Using Cut-to-Length logging systems that operate on a bed of slash, sawtimber shall be cut and removed from up to 248 acres.  Small trees shall be thinned and standing dead shall be cut and removed to landings.  Small fuels shall be treated by mastication and/or removed to landings.  Biomass and cull logs shall be hauled off-Forest.  To facilitate product removal, temporary roads shall be installed and decommissioned following use and road maintenance shall be performed. 

This service acquisition  is a total small business set-aside.  The set-aside relates to the business status of the contractors submitting quotes and does not limit where the wood products may be sold. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 113310 - Logging.  The small business size standard is 500 employees.  All responsible sources that have been awarded R5 Pacific Southwest Stewardship Blanket Purchase Agreements for work on the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. 

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