SAM #12363N26Q4090

USDA Forest Service Lincoln Springs IRSC: Timber Removal and Forest Stewardship Services

This opportunity from the USDA Forest Service, Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, Lincoln Ranger District, seeks stewardship and timber removal services for the Lincoln Springs IRSC project near Lincoln, Montana. - Government Buyer: - USDA Forest Service, Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, Lincoln Ranger District - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named; the procurement is open to qualified small businesses in logging and forest management. - Products and Services Requested: - Timber removal (sawtimber and nonsawtimber) of Douglas Fir, Lodgepole Pine, and Alpine Fir - Estimated volumes: 18,286 tons (Douglas Fir & Other), 4,803 tons (Lodgepole Pine), 1,747 tons and 8,815 tons (Softwood Nonsawtimber) - Commercial and non-commercial forest treatments across 1,939 acres - Cutting and removing timber (708 acres) - Road maintenance (16.92 miles prehaul, 16.92 miles during/post haul) - Yarding, processing, decking, landing piling (70.2 acres) - Machine piling (247.2 acres) - Mechanical thinning (41.1 acres) - Hand thinning for hazardous fuels reduction and lopping/scattering (282 acres mandatory, 853.8 acres optional) - Compliance with safety, environmental, and labor regulations (including MSPA and H-2B worker certifications) - Unique or Notable Requirements: - GPS-based boundary marking and erosion control - Adherence to the Tri-Forest Federal Sustained Yield Unit Management Plan for sustainable harvest - Focus on hazardous fuels reduction, forest health improvement, and wildfire resiliency - Optional work activities and potential quantity increases within the first two years - Timber utilization standards and payment rates specified - Emphasis on supporting local manufacturing facilities and community stability - Period of Performance: - Contract runs from award date through December 31, 2030, with options for additional work and quantity increases within the first two years - Management plan targets a ten-year period for sustained yield and economic benefits

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation.  Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. 

Solicitation number 12363N26Q4090 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the Lincoln Springs Stewardship IRSC.   The objectives are to reduce hazardous fuels, increase the resiliency to wildfire and disease and improve forest health within the project area by using a variety of commercial, non-commercial, and prescribed fire treatments in the Lincoln Springs area of the Upper Blackfoot River Watershed. 

This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns.  This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 113310 Logging.  The small business size standard is 500 employees.  The product service code is F014.  The government will award a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote, conforming to the synopsis/solicitation, will be most advantageous to the government (as determined by the solicitation evaluation criteria). All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency and shall be valid for 60 days after the date of receipt for the solicitation.

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