Chena Project Tree and Brush Clearing

The contract, identified as W911KB26QA008 and titled CHENA PROJECT Tree and Brush Clearing, is a combined synopsis and solicitation issued under FAR Part 13 and Subpart 12.6 for commercial services, using Standard Form 1449. It is a total small business set-aside with a HUBZONE designation, restricted to small businesses with a size standard of $9.5 million, and requires participation in the System for Award Management with current registration and disclosure of Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE code. The requirement is for the clearing and removal or chipping of trees and brush across approximately 40 acres divided into three distinct treatment areas—Chena River Riprap (2.65 acres), Sill and Groin (31.55 acres), and Groin Road (5.8 acres)—located approximately 20 miles east of Fairbanks near North Pole, Alaska, as part of the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project. The contractor must furnish all labor, equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, and fuels necessary to complete the work, including mastication of vegetation under six inches DBH into chips no larger than three inches wide by three feet long, and felling, limbing, and topping of spruce and birch trees six inches DBH or greater with tops reduced to four inches in diameter, stacked for public firewood use. The work must be performed with specified equipment and techniques, and the contract adheres to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation method, where technical capability, particularly equipment, serves as a pass/fail gate; failure to meet acceptable standards disqualifies a proposal regardless of price. The period of performance is from September 18, 2026, to October 31, 2026, with FOB Destination terms and firm fixed price pricing. Proposals are due by July 9, 2026, at 2:00 PM Alaska Standard Time and must be submitted to Travis Tofi via email, with a required pre-work conference and three days’ notice prior to commencement. The contractor must comply with multiple FAR and DFARS clauses, including prohibitions on inward-facing confidentiality agreements, cybersecurity safeguards, sustainable products acquisition, and prohibitions on contracting with inverted domestic corporations or providing covered defense telecommunications equipment, among others. Payment will be made electronically via EFT under the terms of FAR 52.232-33 and DFARS