Go Big G-Z Stewardship IRSC - Region 6, Fremont-Winema NF, Chiloquin RD   4

*Project name change - Request for Information (RFI) was issued for this project under the title Blue Mile G-Z IRSC .

**This is NOT a Request for Quotes - all attachments are drafts and subject to change.

***04/26/2023 - Pre-Solicitation Question and Answer (Q&A) document posted from Pre-Solicitation meeting held on 04/18/2023.

Background: The Go Big G-Z Stewardship IRSC shall be awarded under the following authority:

Stewardship Authority: Section 604 (16 USC 6591c) of Public Law 108-148 as amended by Section 8205 of Public Law 113-79, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Grants the U.S. Forest Service (Government) permanent authority to enter into stewardship contracts or agreements to achieve land management goals for the National Forests or public lands that meet local and rural community needs. Section 8205 supersedes the temporary authority granted to the Forest Service (Government) in section 347 of Public Law 105-277, the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Appropriations Act, 1999.

NAICS: 115310: Support Services for Forestry, size standard: 34M Fuels Management Services. Stewardship authorities permit the Government to solicit this requirement as Full and Open competition.

Project Location:

The project is located near the towns of Chiloquin, OR and Sprague River, OR between HWY 46 and 858 and surrounds Calimus Butte and East of Fuego Mountain.

Legal description is: In all or portions of T33S R10E Sec 13-16, 21-29, 31-36. T33S R11E Sec 7-11, 13-24, 27-31. T34S R9E Sec 1, 2, 10-12, 13-17, 20-29, 32-36, T34S R10E Sec 1-36. T34S R9E Sec 6, 18, 19, 29-31, T35S R9E Sec 1-6, 9-12. T35S R10E Sec 1-12, 17, 16. R35S R11E Sec 6, 7. Willamette Meridian; Klamath County, Oregon

Period of Performance: All work shall be completed by December 31, 2030.

Description of Work:

The intent of the project is to dramatically increase the pace and scale of forest restoration treatment to mitigate risk of catastrophic wildfire. The objective of this project is:

1. For the contractor to complete the end-results from NEPA handoff through final completion of the project area.
2. Contractor shall identify what work activities are needed across all project acres to meet the desired end-result objectives that shall be presented in maps and a detailed Implementation Plan prior to commencing layout.
3. After the initial Implementation Plan (Design Detailed Logging Plan, Road Analysis Plan, Service Treatment Plan, and Contract Area Maps) has been accepted and approved, contractors will then:
4. layout Timber Removal and Service Only treatment units.
5. designate retention areas and clump marking or other clump retention designation.
6. complete timber cruises for each identified timber removal treatment area.
7. Perform road maintenance and/or road reconstruction required for forest product removal
8. complete all on the ground timber removal and service work activities.

Total timber quantities and treatment acres are unknown and shown as estimated gross quantity. Completion and acceptance of Item 1 will determine true needed quantities for all other Items. The use of Stepladder Pricing enables the Government to establish Firm-Fixed Pricing at time of award for all Items based on differing complexity.

Awarded contract will be a commercial services contract with requirements for timber removal.

Pre-Solicitation Meeting Date and Time:

Prior to solicitation, the Forest will hold a meeting for prospective contractors to facilitate dialogue on contractual requirements that are anticipated in the contract and any operational limitations foreseen by attendees. The meeting will be held on April 18, 2023, at 0800 a.m. PT with a meeting location at Chiloquin Ranger District. A Microsoft Teams link has been provided for vendors that cannot attend.

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Vendors are highly encouraged to submit questions and or specific suggestions of changes that will make this contract more successful to Curtis Yocum at curtis.yocum@usda.gov or Kasandra Meyer at kasandra.meyer@usda.gov by Monday May 1, 2023 to ensure final changes are made prior to issuing the final solicitation Request for Quotes.

It is anticipated that the Request for Quotes with all FINAL attachments shall be issued on or around May 8th, 2023. The contract shall be awarded using a best value source selection method; the resulting contract shall be a firm fixed price commercial services contract.

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