SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- Grass Lake Stewardship IRSC, Huron-Manistee National Forest, MI
- Notice Date
- 7/19/2022 6:26:16 PM
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 115310
— Support Activities for Forestry
- Contracting Office
- USDA-FS, STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTING BRANCH Washington DC 202501138 USA
- ZIP Code
- 202501138
- Solicitation Number
- 12363N22Q4086
- Archive Date
- 09/30/2022
- Point of Contact
- Cora Gray, Forester, Phone: (989) 739-0728 x3051, Eric Brandon, Timber Management Assistant, Phone: (989) 739-0728 x3017
- E-Mail Address
-
cora.gray@usda.gov, eric.brandon@usda.gov
(cora.gray@usda.gov, eric.brandon@usda.gov)
- Description
- GRASS LAKE STEWARDSHIP IRSC, HURON-MANISTEE NATIONAL FOREST, HURON SHORES RANGER DISTRICT, IOSCO COUNTY, OSCODA, MI (Region 9) Background: The Grass Lake 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 area lies entirely on National Forest System lands within the administrative boundaries of the Huron Shores Ranger District on the Huron-Manistee National Forest in Michigan. There are four (4) areas associated with this project. The first project area is located on Pine River Road, approximately 1 mile north of Bissonette Road. Legal land description is T24N R07E Sec 5; Oscoda Township, Iosco County, MI. The second project area is located north of River Road and east of Whirlpool Road. Legal land description is T24N R09E Sec 31; Oscoda, Iosco County, MI. The third project area is located south of River Road and west of Grass Lake Rd. Legal land description is T23N R09E Sec 5; Au Sable Township, Iosco County, MI. The fourth area is located north of Old US 23 and east of Grass Lake Rd. Legal land description is T23N R09E Sec 4; Au Sable Township, Iosco County, MI. Project Description: The Huron-Manistee National Forest is currently preparing the Grass Lake Stewardship IRSC which aims to clear out a stand of immature Jack Pine for fuel break creation. Goals will be accomplished through a series of silvicultural management activities designed to remove all biomass from the project area. The resultant contract will include Forest product removal on 383 acres with an estimated volume of 3029 CCF of Jack Pine-Other green biomass. The following work activities are anticipated as mandatory service items: Mechanically cut and remove biomass Road Maintenance on approximately 9 miles of native and improved surface road to facilitate hauling of included timber. Pre-Solicitation Site Visit Date and Time:�Prior to solicitation, the Forest will hold a site visit for prospective contractors to facilitate dialogue on contractual requirements that are anticipated in the contract and any operational limitations foreseen by attendees. The site visit will be held on Tuesday August 16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. ET with an initial meeting location at the Grass Lake Trailhead. Send questions or interest to Cora Gray at cora.gray@usda.gov. It is anticipated that the Request for Quotes with all attachments shall be issued in early August 2022 with work estimated to begin in October 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. All Contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) https://SAM.gov�to be eligible for award under this solicitation. Registration in SAM is a free service. Failure to register may cause your firm to be non-responsive and removed from consideration for award. 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.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/0c50f917bbdd4b49a383280edfa9397c/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Oscoda, MI 48750, USA
- Zip Code: 48750
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 48750
- Record
- SN06393554-F 20220721/220719230052 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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