Cannonball Stewardship IRSC- Pike and San Isabel National Forest, South Park Ranger District- REGION 2

Background: The Cannonball 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 on the Pike-San Isabel National Forest, administered by the South Park Ranger District.  From Lake George head west on PCR 24 for approximately 6 miles. Turn right on NFSR 225 and after approximately 0.7 miles arrive at the western portion of the contract area. 

Legal description is T12S, R72W, Sec 2, 3, 10, and 11, 6th PM, Park County, Colorado.

Period of Performance:  All work shall be completed by June 30, 2025.

Description of Work:

The ­­­­­Cannonball  Stewardship IRSC is part of the Lake George Area Vegetation Management Project located on the South Park Ranger District of the Pike National Forest, approximately 6 miles west of Lake George, Colorado.

Anticipated Mandatory Work Activities include:

Cut and Rmove Included Timber:  320 Acres

Road Maintenance (Post Haul):    2.6 Miles

Estimated Timber is as follows:

• Ponderosa Pine and Other Conifer Species- Sawtimber         865 CCF
• Ponderosa Pine and Other Conifer Species- NonSawtimber   234 CCF

Send questions or interest to Ryan Harlow at ryan.harlow@usda.gov. Follow this notice for future notifications.

A site visit is scheduled for 07/14/2022 to view the project area and discuss the objectives of this contract. The meeting will take place at 10:00 am at the Lake George Work Center, 140 Trail Creek Road, Lake George, CO 80827.

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.

The Contracting Officer for this project is Chad Bullock with the National Stewardship Contracting Branch and is physically located in Idaho.