SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- Fuels Reduction for PJ and Other Species
- Notice Date
- 6/4/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 115310
— Support Activities for Forestry
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-3 Southwestern Region/Apache_Sitgreaves, P.O. Box 640, 30 South Chiricahua Dr., Springerville, Arizona, 85938, United States
- ZIP Code
- 85938
- Solicitation Number
- AG-8173-S-12-0007
- Archive Date
- 7/26/2012
- Point of Contact
- Margaret A Cisco, Phone: (928)333-6345, Warren L Abbott, Phone: 928-333-6344
- E-Mail Address
-
mcisco@fs.fed.us, wabbott@fs.fed.us
(mcisco@fs.fed.us, wabbott@fs.fed.us)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- USDA Forest Service, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests has a requirement for Fuel Reduction Treatments (tree-thinning and slash treatment of standing dead and live pinyon pine and juniper trees, ponderosa pine trees, and mixed conifer species). The intent of this work is to reduce fire hazard, improve stand health, and/or improve watershed conditions. For Pinyon-Juniper areas, mechanized equipment and chainsaws may be used to perform the treatments. For other species, steep slope may dictate manual thinning methods. The fuels reduction treatment will be implemented through removal of slash from the forest or by some other treatment method that is deemed acceptable to the Contracting Officer. This solicitation is set-aside 100 percent for Small Businesses under the NAICS 115310 ($17.5 million). The Government anticipates awarding Firm Fixed-Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards under Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) from this solicitation. The Government anticipates awarding a minimum of three contracts by the use of evaluation factors. The anticipated period of performance for each awarded contract will be for 3-years. The minimum order shall be $500 per contract awarded over the period of performance. No funding is attached to the award of this IDIQ. When funding is appropriated by Congress and provided to the Contracting Officer, task orders will be obligated with that funding. The maximum dollar amount of award (combined total of all individual awarded contracts) for this IDIQ shall not exceed $1 million. The Request For Proposals (RFP) will be available (uploaded to www.fbo.gov) on or after June 14, 2012. Interested parties should submit an offer in accordance with the requirements of the solicitation. Special attention should be paid to the submission requirements/instructions in the solicitation. Requests for paper copies of the solicitation shall be in writing and faxed to (928) 333-5966, Attn: RFP AG-8173-S-12-0007 PJ & Other. A Pre-Proposal/Site Visit meeting will be held at the District Office: Black Mesa Ranger Station, 2748 East AZ HWY 260, Overgaard, AZ 85933, date and time forthcoming. Responses to this solicitation may be sent by email in PDF file format to the Contracting Officer (all submittal and deadline requirements shall be met): wabbott@fs.fed.us on or before the closing date and time for the solicitation. The Closing Date and Time for responses to this RFP shall be July 11, 2012, 4:30 p.m. MST (The State of Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time).
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FS/8173/AG-8173-S-12-0007/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: East central north Arizona, Arizona, 85938, United States
- Zip Code: 85938
- Zip Code: 85938
- Record
- SN02764824-W 20120606/120604234514-d5c811c9f4b55e63735403ec5a11c843 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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