PENDOLA HAND CUT & PILE

Pendola Hand Cut and Pile The NAICS code for this project is 115310. The small business size standard is no greater than (FROM website http://www.sba.gov/content/small-business-size-standards), $17.5 Million in average annual receipts. Only offers from firms that meet the size standard will be considered. You may contact your local U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) office (federal, not state office) for more information. Your local SBA office's contact information may be found by accessing the SBA website (www.sba.gov). DESCRIPTION: The intent of this contract is to secure services for manual or hand cutting and thinning of shrubs, excess conifers and hardwoods; hand piling of contractor created slash; and covering the hand piles within the Pendola Project area on the Feather River Ranger District, Plumas National Forest. In brief, the objectives of the project are as follows: 1. Improve Forest Health - Provide growing space for healthy trees by managing understory stocking, spacing and species composition. 2. Reduce fuel loading and continuity (both existing and created fuels). To accomplish these objectives, the contract includes the following components: noncommercial hand cutting and thinning of shrubs, conifers, and hardwoods (i.e., tanoak) from 1.0 to 9.9 inches DBH to a desired spacing, hand piling of slash, and covering the hand piles with water proof plastic sheeting. Project Location The Pendola Handcut and Hand Pile contract is located on the Feather River Ranger District of the Plumas National Forest. Specifically, it includes the areas near Bullards Bar Reservoir and the community of Greenville. The project is located in the following areas: Township Range Sections T. 18 N. R. 7 E. Sec. 3 T. 19 N. R. 7 E. Sec. 32, 33, 34 Except for roads, all work shall be completed within boundaries flagged in blue with yellow tags facing into the units. Contractor can access project areas from Challenge, California, off of the Porte - Quincy Highway via Roads 129 (Oregon Hill Road) and Forest roads 19N49, 19N09, and 19N00. Maps and photos may indicate that a road goes to the unit location; however, vehicle access may be difficult or restricted. Unit locations may necessitate that the Contractor walks to the stand or acquire some other means of travel. The Government assumes no responsibility to maintain roads in a passable condition. The solicitation package will be uploaded when ready, approximately May 29th, 2015. The date of award is expected to be within 60 days after the actual response date, which will be stated in the package and possibly changed in one or more amendments. Please hold any technical questions until after review of the solicitation. The technical contact information will be listed in the solicitation. The purpose of this notice is to meet the FAR 5.201 and 36.213-2 requirements. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor the Federal Business Opportunities website for amendments.