DATIL WELL UNIT 3 THINNING 2026
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The Bureau of Land Management Albuquerque District Office is soliciting quotes for the Datil Well WUI Thinning Unit 3 project in Catron County, New Mexico. This small business set-aside contract involves manual fuel reduction and pinyon-juniper slash management across approximately 322 acres. The primary objectives are to remove hazardous fuels, improve forest health, and reduce wildfire risks to the Datil community and the Datil Well Campground by breaking up canopy continuity caused by bug kill mortality. The project is scheduled to be performed between October 1, 2026, and April 1, 2027, under a firm, fixed-price agreement with a single lump sum payment. Interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management and provide their Unique Entity ID and CAGE code. Quotes must be submitted electronically to the contracting officer by August 26, 2026, at 3:00 pm MDT.
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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation Number 140L3726Q0156 is issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ).
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.
This solicitation is set aside for small business. NAICS 115310 - Support Activities for Forestry - Fuels Management Services. The small business size standard is $34.0 million. Product Service Code F014 - Natural Resources/Conservation - Tree Thinning. The Purchase Order will be issued as a firm, fixed-price agreement with a single lump sum payment.
Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Albuquerque District Office, Bernalillo County, New Mexico has a requirement to perform Manual Fuel Reduction / Thinning - Slash Management (pinyon-juniper) on a per acre basis with an estimated 322 acres with work to be performed from October 1, 2026 - April 1, 2027. The project is located within the Datil Well Recreation Area immediately west of Datil, Catron County, New Mexico - west of US Hwy 60 and north of NM Highway 12 in Township 2 S, Range 10 W, in Section 10 on the Datil, NM Quadrangle. This work is to remove hazardous fuels, improve forest health, protect infrastructure, and break up the recent bug kill mortality continuity of the canopy to reduce wildfire risk to the community of Datil, NM and the Datil Well Campground.
DATIL WELL WUI THINNING UNIT 3
322 Acres X _______ price per acre = TOTAL $____________
(SEE ATTACHMENT 140L3726Q0156 - RFQ PACKAGE FOR COMPLETE STATEMENT OF WORK, MAPS, WAGE DETERMINATIONS, AND CLAUSES / PROVISIONS.)
In accordance with the procedures in FAR Part 12, RFQ 140L3726Q0156 is available for viewing through electronic commerce via Bureau of Land Management's website at https://sam.gov.
All responsible* contractor will submit a quote to the Contracting Officer Audrey Whetham electronically audrey_whetham@ios.doi.gov no later than Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 3:00 pm MDT.
*Note: Any contractor to submit an acceptable quote or awarded a government contract must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM). Contractors must register at www.sam.gov.
Contractors must submit their Unique Entity ID (UEI) and CAGE code with their quote.
UEI ______________________
CAGE ____________________
For further information about this requirement, offerors should contact Audrey Whetham at audrey_whetham@ios.doi.gov.
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