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Raspberry Crags Stewarship IRSC
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This solicitation, numbered 12363N26Q4146, is a combined synopsis and request for quotation for commercial services under FAR Part 12, issued by the USDA Forest Service’s Stewardship Contracting Branch for the Raspberry Crags Stewardship IRSC project located in Colorado. The acquisition is strictly limited to small businesses eligible for the R2 Rocky Mountain Restoration Project Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) and is set aside entirely for small businesses under NAICS code 115310, with a size standard of $34 million. The project aims to enhance forest and watershed health, reduce the risk of high-severity wildfires, and increase landscape diversity through a range of operational activities including mechanical and hand piling of fuels, chipping and thinning of biomass, removal of specified timber, and decommissioning of non-system trails. Work is scheduled to take place across designated units totaling 513 acres of mandatory activity and optional work extending to 107 acres of additional fuels treatment and 1.07 miles of trail closure. Timber removal is permitted under strictly defined specifications and quantities, with minimum acceptable offer prices set at $0.25 per CCF for various species and conditions. The contract period runs from the date of award through July 1, 2029, and is anticipated to be awarded as a firm fixed-price agreement. Proposals must be submitted as two separate documents—a technical proposal and a price proposal—each independently complete and submitted via email by July 8, 2026. The technical proposal must detail the work activity plan, methodology, equipment, key personnel, and timing without referencing cost, while the price proposal must use the solicitation forms and include pricing for all items to avoid being deemed non-responsive. Evaluation will prioritize technical approach, including plan quality, equipment, and personnel qualifications, followed by relevant past performance on similar projects within the last three years, then utilization of local workforce, and finally cost or price, with technical factors collectively weighing approximately equal to price. Minimum quality standards of 90% acceptance apply to all work items, with failure to meet an 85% threshold after rework leading to potential contract termination. Contractor personnel must include an overall project manager, logging supervisor, fuels treatment supervisor, and sub-managers, with no substitutions permitted during the first 90 days unless due to illness, death, or termination. The contractor must comply with all applicable FAR and AGAR clauses, including
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Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, USASet-Aside
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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 12363N26Q4146 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the Raspberry Crags IRSC. 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 objectives of the Raspberry Crags IRSC project include increasing forest health and vigor, increasing watershed health, reduction of high severity fire potential, and increasing landscape heterogeneity. These objectives will be accomplished through the following:
a. A reduction of mid-closed structural stages to encourage the development of more mid-open,
late-open conditions.
b. Create a mosaic of forest conditions and structures that allow for wildfires to burn and other
insect and disease and disturbance agents to occur at intensities and severities and scales
within the natural range of variability for specific ecological systems.
c. Cut and mechanically pile described timber and fuels.
d. Hand cut and pile biomass and non-sawtimber.
e. Hand cut and chip biomass and non-sawtimber to clear campsites.
f. Cut and remove included timber.
g. User created road/trail decommissioning to protect wildlife and roadless areas.
Timber removal is subject to agreement
This BPA call will be issued against the Rocky Mountain Restoration Project BPA when ordered by warranted contracting personnel. The resultant contract will be a commercial services contract with potential requirements for timber removal. The period of performance of this contract is from date of award through July 1, 2029.
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.
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