Region 9 Timber Mark and Cruise BPA Holders ONLY Ottawa NF Longhorn Mark and Cruise

This contract is a firm fixed price solicitation exclusively for Region 9 Timber Mark and Cruise BPA holders to perform non-personal services timber marking and cruising in the Longhorn timber sale area of the Ottawa National Forest in Michigan. The solicitation, numbered 12363N26Q4129, was posted on April 29, 2026, with a response deadline of May 12, 2026, at 11:00 AM Central Time, and is set aside entirely for small businesses under FAR 19.5. Work is to be performed in Ontonagon, Michigan, with a contract period extending from the date of award through November 9, 2026, under FOB Destination terms. The procuring agency is the USDA Forest Service’s Stewardship Contracting Branch, with the National Stewardship Team IRSC in Washington, D.C. serving as the administrative office and point of contact for submissions, coordinated by Cynthia Horwitz via email. The solicitation requires offerors to submit a completed SF-18 form, a schedule of items, and technical responses addressing evaluation factors including past performance and contract time/schedule, with expedited completion viewed favorably. Technical factors and price are considered approximately equal in importance, with award based on best value through trade-off methodology, allowing selection of a non-lowest-priced offeror if technically superior. Specific performance standards include adherence to STR1 and PCME1 cruise methodologies, compliance with riparian buffers, Emerald Ash Borer avoidance protocols, stocking requirements of 3,000 trees per acre of northern hardwoods within five years, and minimum tree diameters over 22 inches dbh. All pricing information is left blank for offerors to fill, and no contract value estimate is provided. No formal contract clauses, special requirements, inspection checklists, payment instructions, invoicing systems, COR/COTR designations, or completed representations from offerors are included in the solicitation, though compliance with the Service Contract Act, paid sick leave under EO 13706, and DEI reporting under FAR 52.222-90 is implied. Submissions must be electronic via email with a specific subject line and no physical or alternate media are accepted.