Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1020-DCRFC-DC366-135330

Massachusetts DCR Central Berkshire State Forest Boundary Maintenance and Demarcation

Massachusetts DCR is seeking boundary location and demarcation work across Central Berkshire state forests. - Government buyer: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), Division of State Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Fire Control and Forestry, Management Forestry Program; administered through DCR Forest Fire Control. The solicitation identifies Kristopher Massini as a contact. - Scope and locations: Locate, maintain, sign, blaze, and paint existing boundaries across approximately 22.3 miles in October Mountain, Peru, Worthington, Chesterfield, and Chester-Blandford State Forests. Bids must cover all project areas. - Chester-Blandford: 5.6 miles - Chesterfield (listed as Gilbert Bliss State Forest in the cost matrix): 5.1 miles - Peru and Worthington: 5.9 miles - October Mountain: 5.7 miles - Work requirements: GPS-record mapped corner points; coordinate with DCR forestry staff; and submit annotated point and line shapefiles documenting corners, encroachments, boundary-line status, damaged monuments, and trespass descriptions. Work includes clearing a four-foot corridor as needed, blazing and painting trees, placing signs, and marking witness trees at corner monuments when available. DCR standards require each boundary section to be visited at least once every ten years. - Named material brands/OEMs: Nelson brush-type boundary paint and Sunglo vinyl flagging are specified, or equivalent materials. No other vendors or manufacturers are named. - Completion and payment: Complete the project by the required FY27 deadline. Payment is by lump-sum invoice for each successfully completed boundary project, subject to DCR quality review and acceptance of geospatial data.

Description

The Department of Conservation and Recreation seeks a vendor to locate and mark existing boundaries in four project areas across October Mountain, Peru, Worthington, Chesterfield, and Chester-Blandford State Forests. Work includes locating, signing, blazing, and painting boundaries; GPS-recording corners; and submitting annotated shapefiles. The procurement requires bids covering all project areas, with completion by June 30, 2027, and payment by a single lump-sum invoice for each successfully completed project. Responses are submitted electronically through COMMBUYS.

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