Description
The USDA Forest Service is seeking a contractor to provide precommercial thinning and hand piling services within the Grand Valley Ranger District, Gunnison, Saguache, Delta, and Mesa Counties, CO. The contractor will be required to furnish all necessary labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, supplies, and incidentals to perform the services under this contract. The contractor must submit a unit price for the mandatory units and for each optional unit. The government may exercise the option by written notice to the contractor within 30 days of the end of the period of performance.
Key aspects of the job include:
• Precommercial thinning to reduce tree density and improve growing conditions
• Hand piling to reduce fuel loads and promote forest health
• Quality control plan to ensure compliance with contract requirements
• Performance period from the date of award through October 15, 2026
• Mandatory and optional units with varying acreages and unit prices
The government will evaluate quotations based on the lowest price technically acceptable criteria, considering factors such as price, quality control plan, past performance, and experience in pre-commercial tree thinning and stand improvement activities.