East Boundary - Region 2 - RMRP Stewardship BPA- PSICC NF, Pikes Peak RD
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This procurement is a combined synopsis and solicitation for a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR Part 12, issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) with solicitation number 12363N26Q4179, restricted to vendors eligible under the R2 Rocky Mountain Restoration Project Blanket Purchase Agreement for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests in Colorado. The project, known as the East Boundary Fuels Mitigation Project, aims to protect critical Department of Defense infrastructure by reducing hazardous fuels through forest thinning and creating strategic fuel breaks adjacent to military installations. Work includes masticating and chipping small-diameter conifers and Gambel oak, as well as pruning conifer species, with no product removal required. The period of performance runs from September 26, 2026, through June 30, 2028, with an estimated 130 to 131 acres of work across multiple designated units. The acquisition is set-aside for small businesses under NAICS code 115310 with a size standard of $34 million, and all responsible small business concerns may submit quotations. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price agreement with payment made through Stewardship Credits and Appropriated Funds. Offerors must submit two separate proposals—a technical proposal without cost references and a price proposal using the solicitation forms—both submitted electronically by July 20, 2026, at 1400 MDT. Technical proposals are evaluated based on the Work Activity Plan, Method, Equipment, Key Personnel, and Timing, with significant emphasis on past performance of similar work within the last three years (or five years for DxD/DxP treatments) and utilization of local workforces and materials from counties adjacent to the Pike-San Isabel National Forest. Cost or price is considered alongside technical factors, with all factors combined roughly equal in importance. Inspection is conducted in the field by a Contracting Officer’s Representative or designated inspector, with each unit evaluated individually, and acceptability determined through informal visual inspections and, if necessary, government-installed verification plots. A minimum acceptable quality level of 90% is required for mastication/chipping work, and repeated failure to meet an 85% standard may result in contract termination. Contractors must comply with numerous FAR clauses including those on equal opportunity, labor standards, employment eligibility verification, prohibited entities, security, and small business utilization,
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Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, USASet-Aside
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AMENDMENT 001 - See attachments. The amendment includes an amended combined synopsis/solicitation due to a shift in page numbers due to explanation of acces to Unit 1. The added language is identified in red. The amendment also clarifies language in Appendix A, adds information tables to Contract Area Maps and includes the notes from the Site Visict conducted on 6/30/2026. There is no change in the Offer Due Date of 7/20/2026 1400 MDT.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 12363N26Q4179 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for This procurement is restricted to the approved companies eligible for call orders under the R2 Rocky Mountain Restoration Project BPA for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests in the state of Colorado. This requirement may be awarded to one vendor as a BPA Call Order against BPA's previously solicited on the Government Point of Entry (GPE). The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice that are not eligible for awards under the R2 Rocky Mountain Restoration Project BPA.
The East Boundary fuels mitigation project will help protect critical Department of Defense (DOD) infrastructure and assets by creating resilient forested landscapes by thinning unhealthy forests, thus reducing hazardous fuels in areas neighboring these installations. By creating a mosaic of forest conditions adjacent to the installations, this project creates a resilient forested landscape by completing fuel treatments that reduce the amount of standing biomass within forest vegetation types. Such projects will establish strategic fuel breaks and fire potential control lines near these military installations. Examples of work include: Masticating/Chipping small diameter conifer species Masticating/Chipping Gambel oak Pruning conifer species. There is no product removal associated with this project.
The period of performance is Sept 26, 2026 through June 30, 2028
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 115310 The small business size standard is $34 Million This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.