SAM #1284LM26Q0109

USDA Forest Service Call Order for Beetle Sanitation Services in Pike National Forest

• The USDA Forest Service is soliciting a competitive call order under BPA No. 12363N2_A4 for the FY26 Pike Pod Beetle Sanitation Project.
• Services required include cutting, chipping, and hauling mountain pine beetle-infested ponderosa and lodgepole pine trees across three ranger districts: South Platte, South Park, and Pikes Peak in Pike National Forest.
  • Estimated base quantities: 75 trees (South Platte), 20 trees (South Park), 40 trees (Pikes Peak)
  • Optional additional removals: up to 200 trees (South Platte), 100 trees (South Park), 100 trees (Pikes Peak)
• Work involves hand felling, mechanized chipping, and hauling of infested trees.
• Mobilization fee is included as a service line item.
• Only companies pre-approved under the LMIR BPA are eligible to compete; this is not open to the general public.
• The period of performance runs from award date through May 15, 2027, with specific deliverable deadlines.
• No specific OEMs, products, or part numbers are referenced; this is strictly a service contract.
• The opportunity is set aside for SBA-eligible businesses.
• Potential competitors are forestry and environmental service firms with LMIR BPA eligibility.

Description

The USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement Operations (PROPS) is issuing this synopsis/solicitation 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 BPA for South Platte Ranger District Sanitation.

The Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) is a National BPA that consists 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 91 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.  Point of Contact is sm.fs.lmirbpa@usda.gov.

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 Team at SM.FS.lmirbpa@usda.gov

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