SAM #1168495

Summit Road Fuel Reduction: non-commercial thinning and hand-piling

The USDA Forest Service is planning Summit Road fuel-reduction work on the Umatilla National Forest near Meacham, Oregon. - Work: Non-commercial thinning of small-diameter conifers and hand-piling slash to reduce wildfire fuels. - Scale: 172 acres are mandatory; an additional 96 acres are optional, for up to 268 acres. - Requirements: Work follows unit-specific tree spacing and residual-tree standards, with requirements for species selection, slash handling, soil and botanical resource protection, road and trail upkeep, stream buffers, and wildlife protection. - Procurement approach: The notice describes a planned competitive BPA call order among eligible Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) BPA companies; the initial release also identifies a small-business set-aside. The call-order RFQ is to be emailed to eligible BPA-listed companies. - Not specified: No OEMs, products, part numbers, fixed performance dates, or pricing are identified.

Description

This call order is for the non-commercial thinning and removal of small diameter conifer vegetation within the greater Summit Road Fuel Reduction Project area, which falls within a high-risk fireshed that has been identified for priority treatment by the US Forest Service and planning partners as part of the Wildfire Crisis Strategy.

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