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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF JULY 08, 2022 SAM #7525
SOLICITATION NOTICE

F -- Tamarack Chimney Stewardship IRSC, Plumas National Forest, R5 CA

Notice Date

7/6/2022 1:32:20 PM
 

Notice Type

Solicitation
 

NAICS

115310 — Support Activities for Forestry
 

Contracting Office

USDA-FS, STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTING BRANCH Washington DC 202501138 USA
 

ZIP Code

202501138
 

Solicitation Number

12363N22Q4033
 

Response Due

7/20/2022 3:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

08/20/2022
 

Point of Contact

Karen Ruklic, Contract Specialist, Phone: 2089831268, Fax: 2089834098, Eric Murphy, Forester, Phone: 5309660923
 

E-Mail Address

karen.ruklic@usda.gov, eric.j.murphy@usda.gov
(karen.ruklic@usda.gov, eric.j.murphy@usda.gov)
 

Description

Background: The Tamarack Chimney 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. Project Location: The project area is located near Little Grass Valley Reservoir off the 22N94 and�22N27 roads. The project area lies entirely on National Forest System lands within the�administrative boundaries of the Feather River Ranger District, Plumas National Forest in�California. Tamarack Flat area is located 55 miles from Oroville, CA via Lumpkin Road. Legal land description: T. 22N, R 8E., Sections 15,22-26 and T 22N, R 9E, Sections 19 and 30,�Plumas County, CA.� Description: The� Tamarack Chimney Stewardship�IRSC aims to restore forest health, treat hazardous fuels adjacent to roads and neighboring landscapes, reduce the future risk of high severity wildfire, and�perform meadow enhancement. Goals will be accomplished through a series of silvicultural and fuels�management activities designed to reduce the hazardous fuel on the landscape. Timber product removal is included as an Optional Item only with the quantity of product removal to be proposed by the quoter. Providing a quantity and price for removal is not required to be eligible for contract award but is encouraged by the Government. Specified road maintenance shall only be required if Optional Removal of Timber Subject to Agreement is awarded; optional removal should be priced accordingly. The following work activity is the only mandatory work item: Item 1: Roadside fuels treatment. Mechanically cut and pile trees in Units 1-6 that can reach roadsides.� (250 acres) Optional work items include: Item 2: Mechanically cut and pile all dead conifers and hardwoods (8.0 inch dbh and above) in�meadow Units 7-10.� (90 acres)� Item 3: Handcut/handpile all dead conifers and hardwoods (8.0 dbh to 24.0 dbh) in stream buffers�in meadow Units 7-10. (25 acres) Item 4: Remove Timber Subject to Agreement. Mandatory Item 1 shall be completed by October 31, 2023 and Optional items 2 and 3 by October 31, 2024 if awarded.�If Optional Item 4 is awarded, the deadline for the product removal shall be the same as the deadline for Unit treatment� (e.g. if awarded, the product removal from Unit 2, within Item 1 must be completed by 10/31/2023). A site visit shall was held on July 5, 2022 at 10 am PT to review the requirement and facilitate�dialogue with interested vendors.� Amendment 1 was issued on 7/6/22 to add the site visit notes to the solicitation as Attachment 7.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/37bdd12bce6b4c77ba34d069672988a4/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Oroville, CA 95965, USA

Zip Code: 95965

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06379129-F 20220708/220706230059 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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