F -- PRIEST LAKE-PEND OREILLE (LAKEFACE/LAMB) LAND STEWARDSHIP PROJECT

Notice Date

July 23, 2001

Contracting Office

Idaho Panhandle National Forests, 3815 Schreiber Way, Coeur D'Alene, Idaho 83815-8363

ZIP Code

83815-8363

Solicitation Number

RFP R1-04-01-07

Point of Contact

24-hour Message Phone (208) 765-7284; FAX (208) 765-7326

E-Mail Address

To request packages (r1_ipnf_aqm@fs.fed.us)

Description

Lakeface/Lamb Stewardship Project Area is located on the Priest Lake Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Bonner County, Idaho. This project is one of the 28 pilot projects authorized by Section 347 of the FY 1999 Omnibus Appropriations Act to initiate Demonstration Land Stewardship Contracts for end result land management contracts. The project area includes approximately 7200 acres of wildland-urban interface located in a popular recreation area. The project area has a high risk of wildfire due to a build-up of natural fuels. One of the primary purposes of the project is to reduce the risk of a lethal fire affecting lives and property throughout this urban/wildlife interface area. The following activities will be included in this project: fire hazard reduction, road maintenance, noxious weed treatment, hand thinning and pruning, tree planting, grapple and hand piling, burning of piles, road obliteration, construct fire information and interpretitive signs, trail construction, building a warming hut, ATV trail rehabilitation, develop fishing access, dock construction, build riparian fencing, road brushing, fuel reduction, and other resource treatment services. In addition, the project will include an embedded timber sale. Contract term will be 5 years from the date of award. Construction part estimated price range between $100,000 and $250,000. See Note 26

Web Link

Idaho Panhandle National Forests Procurement Page (http://fs.fed.us/ipnf/admin/landuse/aqm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010725/FSOL001.HTM (W-204 SN50S6M9)