Opportunity
SAM #140L3726Q0156
Manual Fuel Reduction and Thinning Services for Datil Well Recreation Area, NM
Buyer
NIFC
Posted
August 11, 2026
Respond By
August 26, 2026
Identifier
140L3726Q0156
NAICS
115310
The Bureau of Land Management, Albuquerque District Office, is seeking small business contractors to provide manual fuel reduction and thinning services in the Datil Well Recreation Area, Catron County, New Mexico. - Government Buyer: - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Albuquerque District Office - Scope of Work: - Manual thinning and slash management of pinyon-juniper forests - Covers approximately 322 acres in Datil Well Unit 3 - Includes hand-cutting, piling, chipping, and burning of slash - Aims to reduce hazardous fuels, improve forest health, protect infrastructure, and lower wildfire risk - Contract Details: - Firm, fixed-price contract with payment based on per-acre rate - Set aside for small business concerns under NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) - Product Service Code: F014 (Tree Thinning) - Requirements: - Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) - Submission of UEI and CAGE codes is required with quotes - No specific OEMs, products, or equipment brands are named in the solicitation
Description
DATIL WELL WUI THINNING UNIT 3 2026, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, ALBUQUERQUE DISTRICT OFFICE, BERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICOThis is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.Solicitation Number 140L3726Q0156 is issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ). 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.This solicitation is set aside for small business. NAICS 115310 - Support Activities for Forestry - Fuels Management Services. The small business size standard is $34.0 million. Product Service Code F014 - Natural Resources/Conservation - Tree Thinning. The Purchase Order will be issued as a firm, fixed-price agreement with a single lump sum payment.Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Albuquerque District Office, Bernalillo County, New Mexico has a requirement to perform Manual Fuel Reduction / Thinning - Slash Management (pinyon-juniper) on a per acre basis with an estimated 322 acres with work to be performed from October 1, 2026 - April 1, 2027. The project is located within the Datil Well Recreation Area immediately west of Datil, Catron County, New Mexico - west of US Hwy 60 and north of NM Highway 12 in Township 2 S, Range 10 W, in Section 10 on the Datil, NM Quadrangle. This work is to remove hazardous fuels, improve forest health, protect infrastructure, and break up the recent bug kill mortality continuity of the canopy to reduce wildfire risk to the community of Datil, NM and the Datil Well Campground.DATIL WELL WUI THINNING UNIT 3322 Acres X _______ price per acre = TOTAL $_________(SEE ATTACHMENT 140L3726Q0156 - RFQ PACKAGE FOR COMPLETE STATEMENT OF WORK, MAPS, WAGE DETERMINATIONS, AND CLAUSES / PROVISIONS.)In accordance with the procedures in FAR Part 12, RFQ 140L3726Q0156 is available for viewing through electronic commerce via Bureau of Land Management's website at https://sam.gov.All responsible* contractor will submit a quote to the Contracting Officer Audrey Whetham electronically audrey_whetham@ios.doi.gov no later than Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 3:00 pm MDT.*Note: Any contractor to submit an acceptable quote or awarded a government contract must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM). Contractors must register at www.sam.gov. Contractors must submit their Unique Entity ID (UEI) and CAGE code with their quote. UEI ________________ CAGE _________________For further information about this requirement, offerors should contact Audrey Whetham at audrey_whetham@ios.doi.gov.