PRE-SOLICITATION SITE VISIT: October 22, 2020 @ 0730, meet at the Canyon Lakes Ranger District (2150 Centre Avenue, Building E, Fort Collins, CO 80526) under the flagpole. Then out to the project site. Due to Covid-19, please try to limit the number of personnel attending and bring your mask.

Description of Work—The Devil’s Creek IRSC is part of the Cherokee Park project located in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Arapaho/Roosevelt National Forests, approximately 60 miles northwest of Fort Collins, Colorado. Land management objectives for the project area are summarized as follows:

-Reduce the threat and severity of wildfires.

-Return the stands to historic range of variability, including enhancements of Aspen stands and mountain meadows.

To accomplish these objectives, the contract includes the following components: group selection that incorporates individual clumps and openings, stand cleaning/thinning, mechanical fuels reduction, snag and down wood management, and removal of Timber or Other Products.

Contract—will be a commercial services contract with requirements for timber removal and road maintenance.

Project Location—the contract is located T11N, R73W, section 10; 6th P.M. Larimer County, Colorado.  From Fort Collins, Colorado, drive north on Highway 287 for approximately 20 miles to the junction of Cherokee Park Road (County Road 80C).  Turn west on 80C and continue for approximately 47 miles to the intersection of NFSR 182.  This intersection is the approximate south western edge of the project area boundary (refer to the Contract Area Map to locate the Units from this point).