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Notice of Intent to Award a BPA Call Order against The Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) for Soil productivity enhancement/subsoiling for Bend Fort Rock Ranger District
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The USDA Forest Service is issuing a notice of intent to award a BPA Call Order under the Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) for soil productivity enhancement through subsoling across up to 60.1 acres on the Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest, with 46.6 acres as mandatory and 13.5 acres as optional, contingent on funding availability. This effort supports forest restoration and soil health by reducing compaction and improving infiltration, with work scheduled between June 1, 2026, and completion no later than November 30, 2027. The procurement is structured as a firm-fixed price commercial item acquisition under FAR Part 12, and the solicitation is restricted exclusively to small businesses as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 115310. The contract requires offerors to submit a technical approach, past performance documentation, availability confirmation, and a list of biobased products, with proposals due prior to June 17, 2026, and submission addressed to the Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District office. Evaluation will be based on a best value trade-off between technical suitability and price, with no guarantee of award to the lowest bidder. The contract includes stringent safety, environmental, and operational requirements aligned with OSHA standards, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers EM 385-1-1, and USDA Forest Service protocols, including mandatory submission of a Safety Plan and Fire Plan prior to work commencement. Equipment must be thoroughly cleaned before entering federal lands to prevent invasive species spread, and fire suppression equipment such as a 300-gallon water tank with a 20 GPM pump is required during high-risk operations, except for powersaw-only activities. Blasting is prohibited at Industrial Fire Precaution Level II or higher, and fuse use is strictly forbidden. Contractors must provide five business days’ advance notice before beginning operations in any unit to facilitate trail closures and public notifications. Inspection and acceptance occur on-site through visual surveys and shovel probing by Government representatives, with compliance governed by FAR 52.246-4. Invoices must be submitted electronically via the IPP system, and vendors must be registered in SAM.gov with a valid UEI and CAGE code. Contract administration is managed by the Deschutes National Forest, with Jennifer Olson and Anthony Salas designated as primary and secondary points of contact, Daniel Lien as the Contracting Officer’s Representative
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Bend, OR, 97701, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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The USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement & Property Services (PPS) is issuing this synopsis/solicitation notice as a means of complying with the USDA’s policy in the Contracting Desk Book, SUBPART 413.3—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION METHODS, 413.303 Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). The USDA FS intends on awarding a competitive BPA Call Order against the LMIR BPA for secure the services for 18 acres of mandatory and 54 acres of optional tree thinning and bucking, and hand piling across three (3) units, on the Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District, Deschutes National Forest as part of a whitebark pine restoration and fuels reduction program.
The Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) is a National BPA that consist of a large variety of work including Professional Services, Natural Resources Restoration, Engineering, Project Management, NEPA, Communications, and more. The BPA can be utilized on all Forests and Grasslands and is available for all federal agencies to utilize.
This is not a solicitation. This synopsis notification of intent to award a BPA Call order does not constitute a request for proposals or submission of any information in response to this notification.
This procurement is restricted to those approved companies eligible for call orders under the Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) for USFS. There are currently 169 businesses that will receive this solicitation. The Call Order shall be issued via email to those companies listed on the BPA. Any changes to the Call Order RFQ shall also be emailed to those companies listed on the BPA. Point of Contact is sm.fs.lmirbpa@usda.gov.
This requirement will be competitively awarded as a BPA Call Order against the aforementioned multiple award schedule BPAs continuously solicited on the Government Point of Entry (GPE) at: SAM.gov. The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice, however, the LMIR BPA is an open continuous BPA that allows us to accept responses for the life of the BPA. Search “Contracts” on sam.gov using solicitation number “12363N23Q4023”. The LMIR BPA has a continuous pre-solicitation sharing so that contractors may submit a proposal to join the BPA at any point in time by reaching out to the LMIR Team at SM.FS.lmirbpa@usda.gov.
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