F--FY26 SILVER CITY ASPEN CUT AND SCATTER ID BLM

The contract pertains to the FY26 Silver City Aspen Cut and Scatter project under the Bureau of Land Management’s Idaho State Office, solicited under number 140L2626Q0014 and issued as an award notice on June 26, 2026. The work involves hand-cutting and scattering aspen vegetation across 193 acres in the Silver City area, with performance required between August 1, 2026, and September 15, 2026, under FOB destination terms. All work must be performed on-site at the project location, with final acceptance contingent upon achieving at least 95% visual compliance with technical specifications, full removal of debris and temporary camps, and protection of sensitive environmental resources. The contract includes two primary attachments: a Wage Determination and Work Location Maps, both referenced as separate files. The North American Industry Classification System code is 115310, and the place of performance is within Idaho, though exact geographic coordinates are not specified. The contract is awarded through a trade-off process where technical capability, prior experience, and past performance are significantly more important than price, with no numerical weights assigned to evaluation factors. Offerors must submit resumes of key personnel—limited to three pages each—including certifications, expertise, and involvement in similar remote-field projects, along with a list of two to five recent relevant contracts with full contact and performance details. The contract incorporates numerous Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses, including requirements for small business utilization, equal opportunity for veterans and workers with disabilities, combating human trafficking, service contract labor standards, Buy American provisions with multiple alternates, restrictions on foreign telecommunications and drone equipment, paid sick leave under Executive Order 13706, and employment eligibility verification. Invoicing must be conducted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Internet Payment Platform (IPP), with payments processed by the BLM ID-STATE OFC HR&ADM SVC in Boise, Idaho. The contracting officer is Charles Dodson, with Thomas Parsons previously listed. No contract value is stated due to blank pricing fields in the bid schedule, and no specific contract type is identified, though the solicitation is structured as a Request for Quote. Compliance with federal environmental laws, including the Endangered Species Act and Clean Air Act, is mandatory, and the contractor must adhere to all specified safety, privacy, and supply chain security requirements, including prohibitions on equipment from certain foreign entities and the use of TikTok