Raspberry Crags Stewarship IRSC
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Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.
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This solicitation, issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under the number 12363N26Q4146, seeks quotations for the Raspberry Crags Stewardship Integrated Resource Service Contract (IRSC) and is restricted to approved companies eligible under the Rocky Mountain Restoration Project BPA for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests in Colorado. The contract will be awarded as a BPA call order to one vendor and is intended to improve forest health, watershed vitality, and reduce high-severity fire risks by employing practices such as thinning mid-closed forests to more open conditions, creating varied forest mosaics resilient to natural disturbances, mechanical and hand cutting of timber and biomass, clearing campsites, and decommissioning user-created roads and trails to protect wildlife and roadless areas. Timber removal may be required subject to agreement, and the contract is a commercial services contract potentially involving timber operations. The contract period runs from the date of award through July 1, 2029, and is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 115310, with a size standard of $34 million. The solicitation follows FAR Part 12 for commercial items and does not include a separate written solicitation beyond this synopsis. The place of performance is Colorado Springs, Colorado, with primary contact points at the Stewardship Contracting Branch of the USDA Forest Service based in Washington, DC. Quotes must be submitted by July 8, 2026, and only small businesses already approved under the BPA may be eligible for award consideration, with no feedback provided to ineligible responders.
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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.