Walker TnT Thin and Hand Pile

The USDA Forest Service, Colville National Forest, awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to Imperial Forestry, Incorporated for the Walker TnT Thin and Hand Pile project. Valued at $496,405.00, this effort was competed as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 115310. The project focuses on silvicultural tree thinning and hand piling to improve forest health and reduce wildfire risk across designated treatment units, including Walker LFR 031 and TnT LFR 558. The period of performance is scheduled from March 16, 2026, through October 31, 2026, with work performed in Colville, Washington. The scope of work requires labor-intensive methods to manually cut less desirable trees and create hand-built slash piles while preserving riparian buffers and protecting crop trees. The contractor is held to a 90 percent compliance threshold for quality assurance, with inspections conducted on-site using 1/4-acre plots. Key administrative requirements include the maintenance of a Washington State Farm Labor License and a U.S. Department of Labor Farm Contractor Certificate of Registration. Contract administration is managed by Contracting Officer Brian Johnson and Contracting Officer’s Representative Julius Jacobsen, with payments processed through the Invoice Processing Platform.