F--16.5 ROAD MANUAL HAZARD FUELS REDUX

The Bureau of Land Management, Grand Junction Field Office, is seeking a contractor to perform manual hazardous fuels reduction on a 101-acre treatment unit in Mesa County, Colorado. The work involves cutting, slashing, limbing, and hand-piling specified shrubs and small-diameter trees to reduce fuel loading and improve forest health. The contractor will be responsible for furnishing all labor, equipment, supervision, vehicles, materials, and incidentals in accordance with the attached Statement of Work. The project is expected to start on September 15, 2026, and be completed by December 1, 2026. • The contractor will be required to cut and pile all Gambel Oak stems over 24 inches high and less than 5 inches dbh. • The contractor will be required to cut and pile all Service berry and mixed mountain shrub over 24 inches high (except sagebrush). • The contractor will be required to cut and pile all Pinyon and Juniper stems under 5 inches dbh. • The contractor will be required to limb remaining juniper to 5 feet or one third of tree height (whichever is lower). • The contractor will be required to cut and pile all standing and fallen dead trees and brush of any species. • The contractor will be required to cut and pile all shrubs, oak, juniper, and pinyon beneath and/or within 10 feet of the dripline of all Ponderosa Pine. • The contractor will be required to leave all stumps cut flush with the ground and less than 4 inches in height. • The contractor will be required to treat any woody biomass not removed in accordance with the specifications in the service contract.