Yellow Lake IRSC Stewardship

The period of performance of this contract is from date of award through November 4, 2025.

The project area is located east of Francis Utah between State Highways 150 and35. T.3.0.S, R.9.0E, 26; T.2.0N., R.9.0W, 30; T.3.0S., R.8.0E, 26; T.2.0N., R.10.0W, 30;T.1.0N., R.10.0W, 30; T.4.0S., R.8.0E, 26; T.1.0N., R.9.0W, 30.

Description of Work- The Yellow Lake Fire started on September 28, 2024, on theUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest (UWCNF). Hazard tree abatement alongroads used by emergency personnel associated with this incident, either causedby suppression activities or wildfire, is considered an emergency in need ofEmergency Mitigation under National Environmental Policy Act generalrequirements (36 CFR 220.4 (b) and (b) (1)). This contract will abate hazard treesthat could impact designated travel routes on National Forest System (NFS)lands as a result of the Yellow Lake Fire. Post-fire, hazard trees present animmediate and ongoing threat to life and property. Hazard trees are trees thatcould strike a designated road. Hazard trees will be abated (felled) neardesignated features to provide for immediate firefighter and/or public safety.Once trees are felled, they become a fuels hazard emergency and must be decked/piled to be burned by FS or removed from NFS lands. Additional servicesto be performed include treatment of slash/fuels, road maintenance,suppression repair rehabilitation work including Burned Area EmergencyResponse (BAER) that entails road maintenance, gate replacement, and noxiousweed mitigation.

There is an unestimated volume of fuelwood that is subject to agreement for removal.

A site visit to occured on August 4, 2025 meeting at the Heber-KamasRanger District Kamas office in Kamas, Utah at 9:30 AM. Any parties interested iin additional site information should contact Scott Frost at scott.frost@usda.govor 435-602-3100

Awarded contract will be a commercial services contract with timber removalsubject to agreement.

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