Revised - USDA Forest Service, Southwest Region 3 has a requirement for Stewardship contract on Black Mesa Ranger District, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Overgaard, AZ 85933.   This procurement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside.  The NAICS code 115310 applies to this procurement for which the Small Business size standard is $20.5 Million.   

This solicitation and any resultant contract is a stewardship project in accordance with Section 323 of Public Law 108-7 (16 U.S.C. 2104 Note, as revised February 28, 2003 to reflect sec. 323 of J.J. Res. 2 as enrolled), the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003, amending Public Law 105-277, sec. 347.

Project Description:

(a) The purpose of the Stewardship project is for:
Tree thinning, dead standing, and dead down woody debris activities across 1,174 acres. The work consists of (1)Removal of merchantable timber from contract area (2) Removal of timber harvest created slash from contract area (3) Removal of existing dead standing and dead and down woody debris from the contract area
 

(b) Resulting Contract - Any resultant contract will be a commercial services contract with requirements for timber removal.
 

(c) Project Location - Project area is Located Northeast of the communities of Heber and Overgaard. The project is 1,174 acres in size. It is located at Township 13 North, range 14 East, Sections 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33; Township 12 North, Range 13 East, Section 1.FSR 210 is on the Southeast side of the contract, and County road 504 is on the Northwest side of the project area.

In order to be eligible for award of a Federal contract, potential vendors need to already be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov   

The solicitation packages, plans, and specifications will be made available on or after August 10, 2020 and will be posted at   https://beta.sam.gov/search?index=opp

Offers may be sent by email. Emails should contain the solicitation number in the subject line: [email protected] .   Offers that are sent by US Mail shall use the address:  Supervisor’s Office, Acquisition Management, P.O. Box 640 30 S. Chiricahua Drive, Springerville, AZ 85938.

The Closing Date for responses shall be September 22, 2020, 3:00 PM EDT New York.