USDA Forest Service has a need to establish multi-award, 5-year BPAs for Wildlife and Forest Projects located in Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, Savannah River Site in South Carolina, and the National Forests in North Carolina.   5

Background
The USDA Forest Service has a need to establish multi-award, 5-year BPAs for Wildlife and Forest Projects located in Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, Savannah River Site in South Carolina, and the National Forests in North Carolina. The contractors will provide any and all labor, equipment, supplies, services, permits, and licenses necessary to perform wildlife, recreational, office building environment, and various other support services. Awardees will not be required to cover all locations nor will they be required to cover all projects.

Work Details
The contractor will provide any and all labor, equipment, supplies, services, permits and license necessary to perform wildlife, recreational, office building environment, and various other support services not associated with fire fighting. This includes tasks such as disking, mowing, invasive plant treatments (e.g., mastication and herbicides), clearing (i.e., reclaiming openings by dozer or pushing/removing vegetation), day-lighting (removing limbs and/or vegetation from opening edges or along roads to allow sunlight to ground), fertilizing/liming, planting, gate installation, wildlife disking, and equipment rental activities.
Individual tasks to be performed will be assigned by individual against the BPA Calls and will contain detailed specifications.

Period of Performance
The resultant Blanket Purchase Agreement will be for five years from the date of award through June 15, 2028.

Place of Performance
The work will be performed on various Forest Service locations throughout the Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests in South Carolina and the National Forests in North Carolina.