Bull Meadow G-Z STEWARDSHIP IRSC – Region 6, Fremont-Winema National Forest, Lakeview Ranger District, Lakeview, Oregon

**This is not a Request for Quotes. All Pre-Solicitation documents are DRAFT documents and are subject to change. It is anticipated that the Request for Quotes will be issued on or around May 15, 2025.

Background: The Bull Meadow G-Z 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: 34M Fuels Management Services. Stewardship authorities permit the Government to solicit this requirement as Full and Open competition.

Project Location:

The project is located Northwest of the town of Lakeview, OR. West of US HWY 395. Between the towns of Lakeview and Valley Falls, OR.

Legal description is: In all or portions of T 36S R 20E, T 37S R 20E, T 37S R 19E. Lake County Oregon

Period of Performance: All work shall be completed by December 31, 2027. See DRAFT Solicitation document for further details.

The objective of this project is to perform forest restoration professional services and mechanical fuels reduction treatment by reducing conifer encroachment, competition, stand density, fuel loading, and ladder-fuels to increase forest stand health and to mitigate risk of catastrophic wildfire. The project will be accomplished by:

• Layout of Timber Removal and Service Only treatment units.


• Designating wildlife retention areas.


• Complete timber cruise volume determination for each identified timber removal treatment area.


• Cut and remove included timber.


• Cut, skid, deck, and/or treatment of small diameter conifer trees and juniper.

Awarded contract will be a commercial services contract with requirements for timber removal.

The contract shall be awarded using a best value source selection method; the resulting contract shall be a firm fixed price commercial services contract.

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