Holden Stewardship IRSC

UPDATE:  The pre-bid site visit trip has been rescheduled for  Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at 10:00 am (Arizona Time) at the Williams Ranger District, 742 S. Clover, Williams, AZ 86046. There will not be a meeting on August, 10, 2022 as previously anticipated. Final site visit details and project specifications will be issued as an amendment to the solicitation package, which is anticipated to be posted on August 9, 2022.

DESCRIPTION

Background: The Holden 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: 20.5M Fuels Management Services. Stewardship authorities permit the Government to solicit this requirement as Full and Open competition.

Project Location:

The project is located in and around the city of Williams, Arizona.

Legal description is more or less is located in: Township 22 North, Range 1 East, Sections: 14, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,35, & 36; Township 21 North, Range 1 East,  Sections: 1 & 2; Township 22 North, Range 2 East, Sections: 19, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 & 36; Township  21 North, Range 2 East, Sections: 1,2 & 6; Township 21 North, Range 3 East, Sections: 5,6; Township 22 North, Range 3 East, Sections 30,31,32 Coconino County, G&SRB&M, Arizona.

All work shall be completed by August 2026 (exact date TBD).

Description of Work:  This project consists of both mandatory and optional service items.  Project will be broken out into individual service items to be bid on.  Service Items may include the following:

-Cut and remove included timber.  There are 42 units spread throughout the entire project area (9,813 acres).  The treatment acreage of all units combined is 1,365 acres.  There are Mandatory and Optional Units.  All trees to be retained are marked in Orange Tracer Paint. The bid for this includes the work associated with cutting, skidding, processing, decking, loading, and hauling of included timber off FS Lands.

-Road Maintenance – This will be broken out to bid on road maintenance associated with specific units.  Maintenance items may include but not limited to pre/during/post haul blading, spot fill, erosion control, culvert and ditch cleaning. There are Mandatory and Optional items.

- Road Opening and Decommissioning - There are Mandatory and Optional items.

- Timber Stand Improvement – Cutting of trees 5” DBH and smaller. There are Mandatory and Optional items.

-  Removal of Slash from FS Lands - There are Mandatory and Optional items.

- Culvert and Gate Replacement

**There may be additional work in the final solicitation**All work items are expected to be bid on. Alternative proposal’s will be considered.

Included Timber is estimated as follows (may change in final solicitation):

• Ponderosa Pine Sawtimber    2,250 CCF
• Ponderosa Pine Non-Sawtimber (9”-13.9”) - 4358 CCF
• Ponderosa Pine Non-Sawtimber (6”-8.9”) – 1960 CCF
• Slash may be Subject to Agreement in certain units

Site Visit Date and Time:

After issuance of the solicitation, the Forest plans to hold a site visit for prospective contractors to facilitate dialogue on contractual requirements in the contract and any operational limitations foreseen by attendees. 

Send questions or interest to Jacob.dahlin @usda.gov. Follow this notice for future notifications.

It is anticipated that the Request for Quotes with all attachments shall be issued on or around July 27, 2022. The contract shall be awarded using a best value source selection method; the resulting contract shall be a firm fixed price commercial services contract.

The Awardee shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, tools, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals necessary to perform the work in accordance with the specifications and provisions and clauses of the contract. Bid Bonds, Payment Bonds, and Performance Bonds are not required for this project.

All Contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ to be eligible for award under this solicitation. If not actively registered by time of proposal evaluations, you will be found non-responsive. Registration in SAM is a free service – you do not need to pay to register in this system. If your registration is not active, you will not be considered for award.