Easement Restoration and Emergency Watershed Protection – Obstruction Removal and Disturbed Land Revegetation

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking potential contractors to provide Easement Restoration and Emergency Watershed Protection services in South Dakota. The services include obstruction removal, debris removal, and disturbed land revegetation. The contractor will be required to work with the NRCS and landowners to restore easements and provide emergency watershed protection. The contractor must have experience in removing fence materials, rocks, junk/debris/rubble, and trees, and must provide a project manager with at least one year of field experience in installing engineering type practices. • The contractor shall provide all services, supervision, labor, tools, materials, equipment, and management necessary to administer and perform the specified services. • The contractor shall work with the NRCS and landowners to restore easements and provide emergency watershed protection. • The contractor shall remove all obstructions, including debris, woody vegetation, rubble, and rock, and shall reseed the disturbed areas. • The contractor shall provide a project manager with at least one year of field experience in installing engineering type practices. • The contractor shall have knowledge of removing fence materials, rocks, junk/debris/rubble, and trees.