Idaho Panhandle National Forests--Hazardous Fuels Reduction Treatments

The USDA Forest Service is soliciting hazardous fuels reduction treatments across the St. Joe, Coeur d'Alene River, Sandpoint, Bonners Ferry, and Priest Lake Ranger Districts within the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. The required services include excavator piling, hand piling, fireline and fuel break construction, maintenance or rehabilitation by machine and hand, landing clean-up piling, chipping, mastication, and slashing/bucking. Contractors are responsible for providing all necessary labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, and operating supplies to complete the work in compliance with the specified terms.

The government intends to award multiple Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contracts for a base year, with the possibility of two subsequent option years. This requirement is a total Small Business Set-Aside (SBA) under NAICS 6-digit code 115310, Support Activities for Forestry, and PSC code F, which the description identifies as F006 - Land Treatment Practices. Performance is centered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, with an estimated work start date in May 2015.

Solicitation AG-02RC-S-15-0032 was published on February 25, 2015, and carries a response deadline of May 19, 2015. Wendy K. Stephenson is the point of contact for this procurement. Supporting documentation includes five attachments: a solicitation document, an amendment, a food storage order, an Idaho verification file, and an exhibit image.