Hut DxP NPL Stewardship IRSC -R6 Deschutes National Forest, Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District, OREGON

DESCRIPTION

Background: The Hut DxP NPL 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:

Approximately 10 miles southeast of Bend, OR. Within T18S R12E, Sections 33-34; T19S R12E, Sections 1-4, 9-16, 21-27; T19S R13E, Sections 6, 7, 8, 18-20, 30-31, Surveyed Willamette Meridian.

SITE VISIT:

A pre-bid trip is scheduled for May 6th, at 10:00 am (PST) at the junction of China Hat Road (Forest Road 18) and Forest Road 1810.

Period of Perfomance: All work shall be completed by November 30th, 2032.

Description of Work: The objectives of this project are to restore forested areas towards historic conditions, improve native vegetation resilience to disturbances, reduce the threat of large-scale wildfire to adjacent private landowners, and move towards a minimum road system by accomplishing the following: Cut and remove included saw timber and green convertible biomass (Grn Bio Cv) from the Contract Area, Road Reconstruction, Treatment of Stands (trees and/or brush), Cut/Skid/Deck, Subsoiling, Road Closures, Road Decommissioning (user created and forest system roads), Removal of Abandoned Vehicles.

Estimated Included Timber Volume is as follows:

• Ponderosa Pine Sawtimber 19,474 CCF


• Lodgepole Pine Sawtimber 2,693 CCF


• Green Biomass Cv 3,330 CCF