SOURCES SOUGHT
F -- Central New Mexico Landscape Restoration Project - Questions for Sources
- Notice Date
- 10/21/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 115310
— Support Activities for Forestry
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-3 Southwestern Region, 333 Broadway, SE Acquisition Mgmt., Regional Office, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102
- ZIP Code
- 87102
- Solicitation Number
- AG-8371-S-10-0001
- Archive Date
- 12/19/2009
- Point of Contact
- Jerry Payne, Phone: Email only please!, RUFUS KI COLE, Phone: Email only please!
- E-Mail Address
-
jpayne01@fs.fed.us, rcole01@fs.fed.us
(jpayne01@fs.fed.us, rcole01@fs.fed.us)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Please use this form to respond to this sources sought notice. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE: THIS IS NOT A SYNOPSIS FOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ! This notice is a mechanism for obtaining feedback from industry in regard to the general requirement stated below. This is a market research tool to determine potential sources prior to the issuance of a solicitation. The Government is not obligated to, nor will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this Sources Sought Notice. THIS IS NOT A SYNOPSIS FOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ! Project Name: Central NM Landscape Restoration Project PROJECT INFORMATION: The Southwestern Region (AZ and NM) of the USDA Forest Service is in the beginning stage of planning a comprehensive, multi-year forest restoration project across central New Mexico, merging with ongoing restoration across Arizona. This request for information is the initial phase used to gather information and explore contract options. The project objective is to restore ponderosa pine and pinon/juniper forest types by thinning and harvesting mainly small diameter trees in excess of ecological requirements. Restoration would occur initially in the Grants, NM (Zuni Mountains) to the Reserve, NM area. The area will be further defined during the collaborative planning process. Ultimately, over the next planning phases, restoration would occur across at least three New Mexico national forests and one Arizona forest of mostly ponderosa pine, pinon/juniper woodlands and dry mixed conifer forests. Present forest forecast has indicated priority restoration work being planned on the Reserve and Quemado Ranger Districts of the Gila NF, Mt. Taylor and Magdalena Ranger Districts of the Cibola, and the Coyote, Cuba and Jemez Ranger Districts in the Jemez Mountains of the Santa Fe National Forest. The Alpine Ranger District on the Apache-Sitgreaves NF also has restoration work being planned producing forest products which could merge into a central New Mexico working circle. The rate of treatment is anticipated to be a minimum of 5,000 acres per year over a ten-year contract period. It is expected that most treatment areas would accommodate ground-based harvest systems with some temporary road construction requirements but little to no new, specified road construction needs. Forest products include small diameter ponderosa pine, and varying amounts of pinon, juniper, and other softwoods. Typical yields would range between 600-800 cubic feet per acre in pine and 3-5 cords per acre in pinion/juniper. The purpose of this request is to identify companies and industries that might be interested in learning more, potentially being a partner or proponent, and participating in the early phases of the planning process. There is no formal contract at present, the exact acres to be treated have not been identified, and the exact amount of wood to be removed has not been determined. However, a crude supply estimate has determined that there is a large sustainable supply for up to 10 years projected, and the Forest Service is confident that the volumes will be substantial and firm. From this information it is projected that there will be more contracts of comparable size in the future. TECHNOLOGICAL EXPLOITATION: Industry is encouraged to explore new technology in response to the projected abundant secure supply being offered. Once a contract is developed and awarded, the selected firm(s) may utilize harvested material through the existing forest product infrastructure or a mixture of new technology and existing infrastructure. Economic growth in the area is anticipated. FOREST SERVICE OBJECTIVE: Invite an open dialogue with industry to better understand the needs and desires of industry to build new woody biomass utilization businesses in this area. The Forest Service has many questions on how to enter into a relationship with industry in this area and for this size endeavor. Some of our initial questions are the start up options that industry partners may desire; what contract type and options would work best; how should the contract be structured to meet industry needs, etc. The open dialogue will also allow the Forest Service to share expectations, current requirements, limitations, flexibilities, potential opportunities, and learn more industry needs. This information gathering is anticipated to be iterative in nature and may include solicitations of interest, face to face meetings, open public meetings, as well as by phone and/or video conferences. A very important additional objective is to encourage industry engagement in the collaborative planning process from the beginning. This collaborative process will involve a wide variety of stakeholders ranging from other industry representatives, environmental non-governmental organizations, community representatives, other State, Federal and local agencies and individuals. Interests have been expressed on “how” products will be removed, what types of industry will be developed and how will new industry interact with existing, local industry. This process has been going on locally for several months. The Forest Service desires to expand the industry participation at these meetings. The process has been very productive to date and there is broad-based support. The process has been very positive and it appears now is the time to take the next large steps and solicit interest from a number of potential industry partners to produce a forest restoration and utilization project that the State of Arizona, the Forest Service, the local communities, industry, and the other key stakeholders can be proud of. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is: 115310, “Support Activities for Forestry”. Submission Requirements: So that we may better determine capabilities for this prospective procurement, we request that you consider the questions we provided on the attached document and submit a copy of your company’s capability statement (no more than 5 pages) along with any questions and/or comments to the following email points of contact by 3:00 pm Mountain Time on Friday, December 4, 2009, with the title of the project (Central New Mexico Landscape Restoration Project) in the subject line. Please be advised that all public information available about this requirement is provided in this notice. Due to lack of time and resources the preferred method of communication is by email. Phone calls will not be returned.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FS/8371/AG-8371-S-10-0001/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: See Project Information above - Cibola, Gila, Santa Fe, and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in New Mexico and Arizona., New Mexico, United States
- Record
- SN01989206-W 20091023/091021234546-61ef3c39d577518d41a71f54a3712499 (fbodaily.com)
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