SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- Mill Creek A to Z Stewardship on the Colville National Forest
- Notice Date
- 3/20/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 113310
— Logging
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-6 Eastern Washington ZAP, Colville NF, 765 S. Main, Colville, Washington, 99114
- ZIP Code
- 99114
- Solicitation Number
- AG-05G1-S-13-9001
- Archive Date
- 6/14/2013
- Point of Contact
- Carl T. Ericksen, Phone: 509-664-9316, Mariah R Morris, Phone: (509) 664-9317
- E-Mail Address
-
cericksen@fs.fed.us, mrmorris@fs.fed.us
(cericksen@fs.fed.us, mrmorris@fs.fed.us)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Colville National Forest requires stewardship services on the Three Rivers Ranger District, in Stevens County, Washington (located in the NE portion of Washington State). The resultant contract will be a Requirements stewardship contract utilizing the authority granted under Section 347 Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of FY 1999, as Amended by Sec. 323 of P.L. 108-7, 2003. The intent of this contract is to manage a piece of Forest Service land from the planning stage through completion of all product removal and service work activities. The Contractor 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. Work may include, but is not limited to, meeting requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), unit layout, cruising, marking, road and trail maintenance; work to improve soil productivity, habitat for wildlife or fisheries, or other resource values; setting prescribed fires; removing vegetation to promote healthy forest stands, reduce fire hazards, or achieve other land management objectives; restore and maintain wildlife and fish habitat; and control noxious and exotic weeds and reestablish native plant species. Work to be performed will depend upon product value and available funding. The Forest Service maintains all inherently governmental functions such as selecting the preferred alternative. No payment shall be made for NEPA services and no stewardship credits shall be accrued for NEPA work. In the event that the preferred alternative is a no action decision, the Contractor will not receive any payment for performing NEPA services. The risk for performing NEPA and pre-treatment services lies with the Contractor. Once a final NEPA decision is made by the Forest Service and if the decision is to perform restoration activities, the Government may issue task orders against the base contract and these activities will either be paid with appropriated funds or the value of the products removed will be traded for the restoration activities. Each task order will be negotiated with the prime contractor using the contractor's detailed cost breakdown, market research from similar projects in the geographical area and by comparing the cost to the Contractor's unit prices from the base contract. This solicitation will result in an arrangement of a single award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity, (IDIQ) performance-based, requirements contract spanning ten (10) years from the date of contract award. Pricing of work on a ton or level-of-effort basis will be used for determining price reasonableness for award purposes. The Government cannot predetermine the precise quantities that will be ordered during the contract period. Project Location - Work may be performed in the following planning areas including estimated volumes: Onion WUI - 5,500 acres N/S Mill - 44,000 acres Little Twin WUI - 4,500 acres Estimated totals 54,000 acres planning area 30 MMBF to 50 MMBF (192,000 to 320,000 tons) This project will be advertised as a written request for proposal and will be solicited under FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiations. Section M of the solicitation will list the evaluation criteria (including the evaluation factors and sub-factors, and the importance of each factor) for this procurement. Estimated issue date of the solicitation is on or about April 8, 2013. The actual due date for proposals will be listed in the solicitation. There will be a pre-proposal conference via webinar at a date to be determined. This proposed procurement is unrestricted pursuant to Stewardship Authority. The NAICS code is 113310. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered. An electronic copy of the solicitation will be posted at this site on the issue date. All future information about this acquisition, including information about the Pre-proposal meeting, the solicitation (once issued) and any amendments will be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Vendors are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration database and shall complete the On-line Registration and Certifications Application (ORCA). Both databases may be accessed at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM or http.www.acquisition.gov.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FS/05G1/AG-05G1-S-13-9001/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Stevens County, Washington State, Colville, Washington, 99114, United States
- Zip Code: 99114
- Zip Code: 99114
- Record
- SN03016649-W 20130322/130320234700-4b678c59be5a766dd2152646933db29e (fbodaily.com)
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