Utah Public Procurement Place U3P #AS27-116

East Coyote pinyon-juniper mastication across approximately 504.4 acres

Utah is seeking qualified contractors to reduce wildfire hazards by masticating pinyon and juniper vegetation across about 504.4 acres in the East Coyote project area. - Government buyers: State of Utah Division of Purchasing is the issuing procurement unit for the State of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; the Bureau of Land Management is also participating. The BLM attachment identifies its Moab Field Office. - Work location and scale: San Juan County, near La Sal and Old La Sal, Utah. Treat six units: M01 (222.8 acres), M02 (57.4), M03 (26.4), M09 (87.6), M10 (31.4), and M11 (78.8). - Requested services: Mechanically remove and shred designated green, dead, and dying pinyon and juniper vegetation and slash for wildfire-hazard reduction. The contractor supplies labor, supervision, transportation, equipment, operating supplies, and incidentals. Bids are priced per acre. - Equipment and notable requirements: Provide at least two operational Bullhog-type mulchers with qualified operators, plus GPS equipment accurate to within 10 meters that can load project shapefiles or georeferenced maps. Protect mapped leave islands and non-pinyon/juniper vegetation, follow specified tree-removal and stump-height limits, and repair contractor-caused road damage, trails, or ruts. Provide two roadside flying-debris warning signs. - Project map: A BLM Moab Field Office vicinity map labels the work as East Coyote Phase 3-2027 and refers to “mastication with seeding”; it does not specify quantities or additional seeding requirements. The detailed scope describes mastication and shredding. - Eligibility: Bidders must be on the applicable State of Utah Rangeland Prequalification List. The two Bullhogs and operators are expected to be available when the Notice to Proceed is issued and remain onsite unless the Contract Officer approves otherwise in writing. - OEMs and vendors: No equipment manufacturer, OEM, or prospective contractor is named. Bullhog is specified as an equipment type, not as a named OEM in the provided materials. - Pricing and award: Per-acre pricing must include labor, equipment, materials, mobilization, and operating costs; fuel surcharges are not allowed. Award is anticipated to the lowest-cost responsive and responsible bidder.

Description

The IFB seeks prequalified contractors to provide mastication services for the East Coyote project area in San Juan County, Utah. Work includes mechanically removing and shredding green and dead pinyon and juniper vegetation across approximately 504.4 acres to reduce wildfire hazards, using bullhog equipment. The contractor must provide labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals, and meet the scope's GPS, treatment, and site-restoration requirements. The performance period is November 1 through December 31, 2026, and the award is anticipated to go to the lowest-cost responsive and responsible bidder.

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