Opportunity
SAM #140FS326Q0077
Hazardous Fuel Reduction and Fuel Break Mastication Services at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
Buyer
USFWS Satellite Team 3
Posted
June 26, 2026
Respond By
July 08, 2026
Identifier
140FS326Q0077
NAICS
115310
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking contractors for hazardous fuel reduction services at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior) - Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge - Goods & Services Acquisition Operations, Acquisitions Team - Scope of Work: - Mastication of five fuel breaks totaling approximately 31.3 miles (31.3 acres) - Services include hazardous fuel reduction, fuel break creation/maintenance, and related forestry-fuels management - Equipment requirements: - Amphibious machinery for wet soils - Rubber-tracked/wheeled equipment for specific areas - Work aims to reduce wildfire risk in Wildland Urban Interface communities - Products/Services Requested: - Fuel Break Mastication (Mashoes Ditch Bank, Mashoes Marsh, Manns Harbor, South Stumpy Point, Parched Corn Bay A) - Quantities range from 1.647 to 28.282 acres per location - No specific OEMs, brands, or part numbers required - Unique Requirements: - Cost-per-acre pricing - Technical experience, management plans, and past performance emphasized - Small Business Set-Aside (NAICS 115310) - Environmental constraints: work windows to protect roosting bats and operational pauses during high fire danger - Estimated contract value: up to $34 million - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; contractor must provide suitable forestry equipment
Description
NC-ALLIGATOR RIV NWR- FUEL BREAKS