GSER NELDER GROVE STEWARDSHIP IRSC

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***AMENDMENT 004 Posted 6/23/2023***

1. The due date for the GSER Nelder Grove project is being extended till August. Amendment 005 will be issued in July with amended solicitation documents and the final reply due date.

***AMENDMENT 003 Posted 6/21/2023***

1. Response Due Date extended to June 26, 2023 at 1100 Pacific TIme


2. Corrects attachement 9. NG-GSER Unit Acre Summary


3. Adds additional questions received and answers provided


4. Amends requirments in work items 7 and 13


5. Amends protections in Unit 66

***AMENDMENT 002 Posted 6/16/2023***

1. Removes requirement for bid guarantees (52.228-1 (Sep 1996) (DEVIATION MAY 2020)) for Item 11 as noted in the Schedule of Items note section.


2. Replaces CAM2 Wildlife and Bio Protections.


3. Adds attachment 9. NG-GSER Unit Acre Summary.


4. Adds a synopsis of questions received and answer provided since the May 26 site visit.


5. Makes project shapefiles available upon request.

***AMENDMENT 001 Posted 6/5/2023***

1. Replaces the Solicitation, Appendices A and B and CAMs 1, 2 and 4 in their entirety.


2. Corrects unit acres in items 1a, 1b and 3b of the Schedule.


3. Amends restrictions in Section 24 of the Solicitation.


4. Multiple amendments to item performance requirements in Appendix A.


5. Amends maximum stump heights in Appendix B.


6. Adds the May 26, 2023, site visit agenda and questions and answers.

Background: The GSER Nelder Grove Stewardship IRSC shall be awarded under the following 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.

Multiple Awards MAY be made from this solicitation. Work activities have been designed for individual awards, or all awarded to one contractor if determined best value to Forest Service.

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 GSER Nelder Grove Stewardship IRSC is located in Madera County on the Sierra NF, Bass Lake RD. The project area is 30 minutes northeast of the town of Oakhurst. The project is accessed from Hwy 41 to Skyranch/ 6S10 road.

Legal description is T6S R22E, Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9; Mount Diablo Meridian; Madera County, CA.

Period of Performance: All work shall be completed by 12/31/2024.

Description of Work:

The objective of this project is to provide for the long-term survival of Giant Sequoias by reducing the likelihood and effects of high severity wildfire before it occurs in previously unburned or moderately burned Giant Sequoia groves. Proposed urgent treatments include removal of green and dead surface and ladder fuels from Giant Sequoia Groves to prevent Sequoia trees from torching. Emergency fuels treatments include:

1. Cut and pile dead and dying Conifers.


2. Cutting and piling live trees up less than 20” DBH.


3. Piling all activity created and existing fuels.


4. Mastication of brush.

Additional work will include road reconstruction and maintenance of identified roads in the grove. The estimated price magnitude is between $250,000 and $500,000.

Estimated Timber Volume and Species composition is as follows:

All Timber and Biomass is subject to agreement.

Estimated volume for Forest Products in ground-based units: ~2,200 Tons.

During 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 May 26th, 2023, at 9:00a.m. PST with a meeting location at Batterson Work Center, 43060 Highway 41, Oakhurst, CA 93644.

Send questions or interest to both Matt Daigle at matthew.daigle@usda.gov and James Simmons at james.m.simmons@usda.gov. Follow this notice on SAM for future notifications.

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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