Description
The State of Oregon’s Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking a qualified contractor to perform pre‑commercial thinning, brush cutting, and slash‑piling on up to 124 acres of meadow within the Whaleback Unit 2 of the Rogue River‑Siskiyou National Forest. Work must be completed using hand tools only, with strict environmental safeguards (riparian buffers, elk‑season closures, fire‑season restrictions) and must be finished by 30 June 2027. The contract is a fixed‑price, per‑acre arrangement with no advance payments; the contractor will be paid only for acres successfully treated.
• Scope: Hand‑tool thinning, slash removal, hand‑piling, and compliance with detailed tree‑size and placement rules.
• Site: High Cascades Ranger District, Prospect, Oregon, accessed via State Highway 62 and forest service roads.
• Timeline: Mandatory pre‑bid conference 21 Oct 2026, bid submission due 2 Nov 2026, award expected 5 Nov 2026, work completed by 30 Jun 2027.