Forest Service Hand Thinning, MATOC North Rockies/Great Basin

The USDA Forest Service is seeking sources for a Multiple Award IDIQ contract to perform non-merchantable vegetation management activities across National Forests and National Grasslands in the Northern Rockies and Great Basin regions. This effort covers portions of California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming, with a total magnitude exceeding 10 million dollars. The primary objectives are fuels reduction, prescribed burn unit preparation, stand improvement, and unit rehabilitation. Specific tasks include tree thinning, slashing, girdling, pruning, weed and release, hand piling, fuel break and fireline construction, duff mound removal, and chipping services. Work may also include unit boundary designation and traversing, and may extend to adjacent lands when necessary to achieve project goals. The estimated period of performance is five years, extending through 2031. This is currently a sources-sought notice rather than a formal solicitation, and interested parties must submit a Capability Statement to Crystal Amos by November 19, 2026. Submissions must include the company name, Unique Entity Identification, SAM expiration date, and business size or socioeconomic status. Additionally, contractors must demonstrate their capacity to expertly perform multiple tasks across a broad geographic area within short field seasons. All responses should be submitted via email to the contracting officer.