SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- R6-16-06-42492
- Notice Date
- 5/18/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 115310
— Support Activities for Forestry
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-6 Blue Mountain Area, Wallowa-Whitman NF, 1550 Dewey Avenue, Baker City, OR, 97814
- ZIP Code
- 97814
- Solicitation Number
- R6-16-06-42492
- Response Due
- 6/30/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Machine Thinning and Slashbusting: Project consists of two units and both are located on the Wallowa Whitman National Forest. One project is located on the LaGrande Ranger district and the other is located on the Whitman Unit. The project requires machine thinning and slashbusting. Equipment to be used shall be tracked mounted with graound pressure of 5.5 PSI or less, with track length not to exceed 13 feet. The units are mixed conifer stand consisting of mostly ponderosa pine,western larch, and Douglas fir trees. Surface fuel amounts vary but are estimated at 0 to 3 feet in depth for a total of 5 to 30 tons/acre. Machine Thinning requires the removal of trees excess to management plans, utilizing spacing; DBH cut limits, species preference and silvicultural prescription to achieve a desired number of trees per area. Leave tree spacing will average 16 feet throughout the unit. Minimum tree height to be cut is 18 inches. Material to be treated is composed of excess green trees less than 9?DBH, timber litter, and dead down/standing trees less than 9? DBH. This material is identified as fuel models 8, 10, and 11 as defined by the USDA Forest Service General Technical Report, PNW-52 1976. All slash shall be chipped or ground to a depth, not to exceed 18 inches. The estimated start work date is July 17, 2006. The solicitation will be be posted electronically on or about June 2, 2006 and offers are due June 30, 2006.
- Place of Performance
- Address: LaGrande Ranger District and Whitman Unit, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.
- Record
- SN01052700-W 20060520/060519133616 (fbodaily.com)
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