Butte County Fire Safe Council Fuels Reduction Program

The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is funding the Butte County Fire Safe Council to implement forest and watershed restoration treatments on up to 52.5 acres of State Responsibility Area lands near the Town of Paradise in Butte County, California. The work focuses on connecting prior fuels reduction projects to create a landscape-scale wildland-urban interface forest restoration, aiming to reduce hazardous fuel loads, improve ecosystem resilience, and demonstrate climate-beneficial land management practices. Treatment activities include manual thinning, manual piling, and pile burning, all conducted in strict alignment with the Paradise Fuels Reduction Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared under the California Environmental Quality Act. The project sites are located in Oak Creek Park, Noble Park, and a privately owned parcel adjacent to the park, with all work performed on-site and subject to inspection and acceptance by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy as the responsible government agency and the Butte County Fire Safe Council as the implementing contractor. The contract is issued under solicitation number 8GG23607, with an issue date of October 22, 2025, and is funded through CAL FIRE and the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, though specific financial figures, contract type, and detailed accounting codes are not provided. Key points of contact include Shannon Johnson of CAL FIRE, Susan Hartman of the Town of Paradise, and Taylor Nillson of the Butte County Fire Safe Council, who oversee coordination and implementation. Environmental compliance is the central framework governing execution, with no formal FAR clauses, pricing structures, or special contract requirements explicitly documented. The project relies on CEQA-mandated mitigation measures and monitoring procedures rather than standardized federal procurement terms, reflecting its nature as a state-funded environmental initiative rather than a traditional federal acquisition. No invoicing methods, payment offices, or technical specifications beyond the IS-MND are defined, and no representations or certifications regarding small business status, UEI, or socioeconomic designations are included in the available documentation.