F--VEGA SP WFM PROJECT

The Bureau of Reclamation Acquisition Management Division, Western Colorado Area Office, is issuing a sole source notice for the Vega State Park Wildland Fire Management Project. The project aims to decrease hazardous fuels, reduce wildland fire risk potential, and increase overall forest health. The primary goals are to remove dead and beetle-infested trees and to improve forest aesthetics. The project will be a continuation of the fire hazard mitigation and forest health promotion efforts started in 2020. • The project will be located at Vega State Park, Mesa County, CO, and multiple units within the park boundary. • The NAICS code for this project is 115310, Support Activities for Forestry. • The project will be awarded to Colorado State University. • The project's primary goals are to decrease hazardous fuels and reduce wildland fire risk potential. • The project's secondary goals are to increase overall forest health, vigor, and structure of the forest stands, maintain and improve habitat diversity for wildlife and migration corridors, and improve forest aesthetics.