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Spitball Mechanical Fuels Reduction, Mt. Hood National Forest

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1240BD22Q0133Federal

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NAICS: 115310
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Wisconsin - East Zone Gravel Pit NNIS Treatment Amendment 2: RFQ for 12363N26Q4152 This is for the Land Management Integrated Resources BPA only
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Solicitation 12363N26Q4152 is a BPA Call issued by the USDA Forest Service Stewardship Contracting Branch for the control of non-native invasive plants (NNIP) within and adjacent to 23 gravel pits on National Forest System lands. The project is located in the East Zone of Wisconsin, specifically across the Eagle River-Florence and Lakewood-Laona Ranger Districts, covering areas in Florence, Long Lake, and Tipler Town, as well as Marinette, Menominee, Oneida, Portage, Shawano, and Vilas counties. The scope of work involves the treatment of 100 infested gross acres targeting species such as spotted knapweed, Canada thistle, and wild parsnip using Forest Service approved herbicides. This opportunity is restricted to Land Management Integrated Resources BPA holders and is designated as a total Small Business Set Aside under NAICS code 115310. The contract will be awarded to the most qualified responsive responsible bidder based on an evaluation of past experience, past performance, technical approach, and price. Offerors are required to submit a technical capability statement detailing their personnel, timeframe, deliverables, and survey work experience. The contractor must provide all necessary labor, equipment, and herbicides, and is required to use a GPS unit for boundary identification. Compliance is verified through 100 percent visual inspection by the COR, and final payment is contingent upon the submission of daily treatment logs and the return of any issued USFS Yale keys. Key regulatory requirements include adherence to biobased product certifications, DEI discrimination clauses, and strict PPE and herbicide label safety standards.
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NAICS: 115310
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San Poil Forest, Louie Creek
Solicitation # LoisCreen2026.pdf
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation is soliciting bids for an excavator piling and scarification project totaling 90.8 acres within the Louie Creek logging area on the Colville Indian Reservation. The scope of work includes piling logging slash and debris, removing brush and standing dead trees, and removing non-merchantable trees exhibiting dwarf mistletoe. Contractors must utilize equipment with low ground pressure of less than 8.5 p.s.i. and are required to construct water bars on slopes to prevent water channeling. Performance will be monitored by a designated Contract Officer’s Representative from San Poil Forestry, who will conduct inspections in each unit to ensure quality and progress. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope to the San Poil Forestry locked box at the Mt. Tolman Fire Center by November 5, 2026, at 4:00 PM. Mandatory submission requirements include a bid on every inspection item, a bid evaluation form, a contracting and subcontracting plan, and proof of SAM.gov registration. Evaluation factors include technical qualifications, reasonable pricing, and a strong emphasis on Indian preference in the award of contracts and subcontracts. Contractors must provide liability insurance and are encouraged to obtain a Trader License and TERO Tile ID certification to avoid specific fees. All work must comply with the Tribal Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards and applicable federal and state laws.
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Solicitation # thinningcontract2026.pdf
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, through San Poil Forestry and the Tribal Employment Rights Office, is soliciting bids for three commercial pre-commercial thinning contracts located in the 30 Mile Logging area of the Colville Indian Reservation. The scope of work involves thinning operations across three specific units: SP-06-PCT-27 (39.7 acres), SP-07-PCT-27 (33.0 acres), and SP-08-PCT-27 (37.0 acres). Key technical requirements include the felling of overtopped or suppressed trees, the removal of all mistletoe-infected trees, and specific slash management to create a uniform fuel bed. Quality standards mandate that stumps be cut below five inches and that brush or hardwoods interfering with leave trees be cleared within a four-foot radius. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope labeled 30 Mile PCT 2027 and deposited in the San Poil Forestry Drop-Off Box at the Mt. Tolman Complex by 4:00 PM on November 2, 2026. The award process emphasizes Indian Preference and requires bidders to provide a bid per acre and a total bid price. Essential submission documents include a work plan, bid sheet, debarment certification, TERO compliance forms, and proof of liability insurance. Contractors must also obtain a BIA Trader License and adhere to TOSHA safety standards. Payment terms include a 20 percent withholding until final approval, with partial payments authorized for units exceeding 10 acres. Final acceptance is contingent upon a final inspection by the Contracting Officer's Representative and the complete removal of all debris from the units.
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NAICS: 115310
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San Poil Forest, McAllister Creek PCT Highway 21 Blocks 2027
Solicitation # McAllister-Creek-PCT-Highway-21-Blocks-2027.pdf
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, through San Poil Forestry, is soliciting bids for two Pre-Commercial Thinning (PCT) contracts in the McAllister Creek area on the Colville Indian Reservation. The project encompasses a total of 23.77 acres, divided between Unit SP-15-PCT-27 (10.33 acres) and Unit SP-16-PCT-27 (13.44 acres). The scope of work requires the selection and retention of the most vigorous trees, strict slash management including clearing roadways and streams, and the removal of all foreign debris. Contractors must adhere to specific technical standards, such as maximum stump heights of one-half the stump diameter and a maximum slash height of 24 inches, with financial penalties of 3 dollars per tree for damage to leave trees. Bids must be physically submitted to the mailbox at the Mt Tolman Complex by 4:00 PM on November 17, 2026, as electronic submissions are prohibited. A complete bid packet must include a bid sheet, bid evaluation form, a detailed work plan, TERO compliance and utilization forms, and a signed debarment certification. Award decisions are based on the contractor being responsive and responsible, though the lowest bid is not guaranteed to be accepted. Payment is issued per completed and accepted acre, with 20 percent of each payment withheld until final acceptance. Contractors are required to provide liability insurance and comply with TERO Title X and TOSHA safety regulations.
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The Spitball Mechanical Fuels Reduction project is a Firm-Fixed-Price contract awarded by the USDA Forest Service for the Mt. Hood National Forest, specifically within the Barlow Ranger District. This project, designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 115310, focuses on critical fuels reduction services including tree thinning, mastication, and mechanical piling. The scope of work is distributed across several key geographic areas, including the Spitball, Pollywog, Owl, South Pen, Basalt, Rock Creek, and Waucoma units. The contract structure includes a combination of mandatory base items and optional activities. Mandatory requirements focus on primary mastication and mechanical piling to reduce forest fuel loads, while optional items allow for additional mastication and piling across various identified units. Detailed project maps define the specific boundaries and requirements for each unit, such as the Fifteenmile Creek and Cedar Creek areas within the Owl units and the Rebels units within Rock Creek. The project is managed by the Mt Baker Snoqualmie National Forest office based in Everett, Washington.

General Info

Contract Value

$1,944,200

NAICS

115310 - Support Activities for Forestry

Place of Performance

65250, OR, 97055, USA

Set-Aside

SBA

Award Issued Date

Documents

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2022 Mechanical Fuels Reduction - Basalt Units Map

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2022 Mechanical Fuels Reduction - Owl Units Map

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2022 Mechanical Fuels Reduction - Pollywog Units Map

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2022 Mechanical Fuels Reduction - Rock Creek Units Map

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2022 Mechanical Fuels Reduction - South Pen Units Map

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2022 Mechanical Fuels Reduction - Waucoma Units

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Amendment 01 to RFQ 1240BD22Q0133 - Spitball Mechanical Fuels Reduction

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RFQ 1240BD22Q0133 - Spitball Mechanical Fuels Reduction

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Pollywog, Owl, South Pen and Rocky Vicinity Map

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Waucoma and Basalt Vicinity Map

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AgencyDepartment Of Agriculture → Mt Baker Snoqualmie National Forest
Contacts1 person available
OfficeEVERETT, WA, 98201, USA
Office AddressEVERETT, WA, 98201, USA
Contacts
Brian A. Johnson Contracting Officer

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AMENDMENTS ISSUED 01: Corrects the Schedule of Items due to a duplication of Optional Items 2001. Vendors are reminded to make sure and sign / submit Page 1 of each issued amendment to demonstrate you acknowledge receipt. IMPORTANT - PRE-QUOTE SITE VISIT: A site visit will be held for this project. Refer to Section H., Paragraph H.8 for the "Pre-Quote Site Visit" details. PROJECT LOCATION: All work associated with this solicitation is located on the Mt. Hood National Forest, Barlow Ranger District. The location of specific worksites is shown on Attachment 1 - Project Maps. A full map of the Barlow and Hood River Ranger Districts, with project units marked thereof, can be provided to the contractor at the Post Award Orientation Conference (PAOC) upon request. PROJECT MAPS: Are attached as separate files to retain embedded location data. ACCESSIBILITY: The project areas may be reached by Forest roads. The Forest Service assumes no obligation to plow snow or perform special maintenance to keep roads open. Roads shown on unit maps indicate access to units and are not to suggest the roads are open within units or for any further travel. SCOPE OF CONTRACT: Mandatory reduction in fuel loading on approximately 2,315 acres by piling existing and created slash (1,330 acres) and mastication of live vegetative materials (985 acres). Piling would occur with a - lift and pile mechanism rather than a - push and pile mechanism. Work shall be performed on slopes up to 30 percent. (a) The objective is to reduce the slash layer to a depth of 2 to 6 inches, and to eliminate vegetative competition of brush and small diameter saplings through mechanical mastication. Logs greater than 18 inches in diameter will be left in place. (b) All slash, as defined in C.4, will be piled. Activity slash will be a result of hand thinning up to 12 DBH material, on a 20'x20 spacing, cutting boles to 6 lengths. (c) The contractor shall furnish all equipment, fuel, maintenance, labor, supervision, transportation, materials, tools, supplies, and incidentals necessary to perform the job. BOUNDARIES: This contract will utilize discernable and digital boundaries. Discernable boundaries are readily identifiable on the ground, such as roads. A digital boundary will be provided by the Forest Service for use in the Avenza Mapping App for smartphones and tablets. A GIS shapefile may be provided upon request, to be used in equipment computer processors. Boundaries along sensitive features, such as Wilderness and Inventoried Roadless Areas will be marked with black and orange flagging. Special areas of concern or leave areas that will need to be avoided may be found in the unit boundary. These areas will be identified prior to operation. CONTRACT TYPE: This contract will be awarded as a firm-fixed-price (FFP) effort. SCHEDULE OF ITEMS: Your company must price all base and optional items to be considered for contract award. EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD: Refer to Section I. Factor #1: Relevant Past Performance; Factor #2: Project Management; Factor #3: Technical Approach (Project Schedule and List of Equipment); Factor #4: Price. Your company must also submit: SF-1449, 52.204-24, and 52.212-3. OPERATING RESTRICTIONS: No operations from March 1 through July 15 in the following units: All units in Pollywog area; South Pen 43 & 45; Owl 2A; and Rebellious 9. Refer to Section C for other restrictions.

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