SAM #140L0226Q0017

BLM Redding Field Office Seeks Hazardous Fuels Reduction Services in Swasey Recreation Area

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Redding Field Office in California is seeking contractors for hazardous fuels reduction services in the Swasey Recreation Area, Shasta County, CA. - Government Buyer: - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Redding Field Office, California Northern Operations District - Scope of Work: - Hand thinning, hand piling, and pile covering of hazardous fuels across 295 acres of BLM-administered public lands - Includes cutting live and dead vegetation, pruning leave trees, and covering burn piles - Retention of select trees and large woody shrubs for wildlife habitat and forest health - Products/Services Requested: - Swasey fuels reduction hand cut (Part Number: 7540-01-152-8067), 295 acres - Unique Requirements: - Manual labor with power saws; no specific OEM equipment or products required - Project aims to reduce wildfire threats, improve emergency access, and establish fire control features - Contract set aside for small businesses under NAICS 115310 - Period of Performance: - One base year (142 acres) and one option year (153 acres), totaling two years - No OEMs or specific vendors are named in the solicitation

Description

SWASEY FUELS REDUCTION HAND CUT. Bureau of Land Management Redding Field Office is requesting 295 acres of hand thinning, hand piling, and pile covering of hazard fuels in fire prone areas on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered public lands within the Swasey Recreation Area in the Redding area of Shasta County, CA. Heavy accumulations of hazardous fuels on public lands within the Swasey Recreation Area have created elevated wildfire threat to infrastructure and resources. Established fuel breaks adjacent to infrastructure will improve access for first responders, evacuation of the public, and create tactically viable control features for use in fire suppression or prescribed burning.

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