Description
The U.S. Forest Service is seeking capability statements from qualified vendors to conduct hazardous fuels reduction on steep and rugged terrain within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) of Western North Carolina. The scope of work includes manual felling and preparation of damaged timber, helicopter yarding, and ground transportation of over 300,000 tons of timber. The period of performance is estimated not to exceed two operational seasons. Vendors are required to provide company information, relevant experience, safety program details, equipment lists, and past performance references.
Key aspects of the job include:
• Manual felling and preparation of damaged timber
• Helicopter yarding and ground transportation of over 300,000 tons of timber
• Planning and site preparation for helicopter landings and processing and sort yards for transportation
• Maintaining tractor trailer accessibility for loading timber from deck areas
• Restoration of deck areas after operations have concluded
• Aerial seeding of landslides