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Region 01 Tree Planting Services
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The contract solicitation (1240LN26Q0002) issued by the USDA Forest Service Northern Region (R1) in conjunction with the Bureau of Land Management Missoula Field Office seeks high-quality tree planting, shrub/native plant installation, and related services aimed at maximizing stock survival for reforestation efforts. The work involves restoring forest cover on lands disturbed by fire, insect infestations, disease, harvesting, or other causes within specified national forests in Montana and adjoining areas. This firm-fixed-price contract has a five-year ordering period beginning March 2026 and includes multiple task orders across several forest units, such as Bitterroot, Helena-Lewis and Clark, Flathead, Idaho Panhandle, and Kootenai National Forests. Task orders will specify planting spacing, scalp depths, and acres or thousands of trees (MTR) to be planted, with quantitative ranges outlined for each forest unit. The contract is set aside exclusively for small businesses under FAR Subpart 19.5. Proposals are due by mid-January 2026 and will be evaluated on quote acceptability, technical capability (including a required Quality Control Plan), past performance, and price, applying a best-value trade-off methodology. The solicitation imposes rigorous quality assurance and inspection standards, requiring contractors to maintain planting viability under strict handling and temperature controls during transport and delivery. Inspection and acceptance occur at planting sites with government oversight via Contracting Officer Representatives (COR) and Government Technical Monitors (GTM). The contractor must sample and document at least 1% of planted areas and meet a minimum acceptable quality level of 93% to receive full payment, with deductions applied if standards fall below this threshold. The contract contains a comprehensive set of FAR clauses addressing ethics, labor standards, whistleblower protections, cybersecurity prohibitions, and supply chain security. Additionally, safety—encompassing OSHA compliance and specific personal protective equipment—is mandated, along with specialized provisions on invasive species control, crew configurations, and operational protocols such as hard-sided camping in designated forests. Proposals must be submitted electronically via email only to the designated contact with no alternative submission methods accepted. While extensive contract documentation exists covering performance work statements, evaluation factors, and administrative instructions, pricing details remain withheld in the solicitation documents.
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The United States Forest Service (FS) Northern Region (R1) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Missoula Field Office need to obtain high quality tree planting, shrub/native planting, and associated services to ensure maximum stock survival and achieve prompt reforestation on site-specific lands administered within their boundaries. Services are needed on tree improvement areas (e.g., seed orchards, clone banks, genetic test sites, etc.) or lands that have been disturbed through fire, insect or diseases, harvest, or from other causes and where land and resource management plans indicate forested cover is desired.
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