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BACKGROUND: The Simon 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 ... BACKGROUND: The Simon 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. PROJECT LOCATION: The project is located approximately 7 miles northwest of Hill City, SD. The project is located within T01N R03E, Sections 13, 24-26 and 36; T01N R04E, Sections 17-23 and 27-31, Pennington County, South Dakota. A pre-bid trip is scheduled for Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at 9:00am MDT at the intersection of Mystic Rd and National Forest Service Road #242. It is anticipated that the Request for Quotes with all attachments shall be issued on or around July 12, 2021. The contract shall be awarded using a best value source selection method; the resulting contract shall be a firm fixed price commercial services contract. Proposal Due Date will be August 9, 2021 @ 5:00pm MDT and should be submitted electronically to Mark.Phillipp@usda.gov and Nikki.Layton@usda.gov. All work shall be completed by March 31, 2026. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The purpose and need for the Simon Stewardship in the McVey project area is to remove the planted off site seed stock that is not regenerating, and to replant native black hills seed stock after commercial harvests, prescribed fire, and fuels reduction treatments in order to maintain and increase the forest resilience to disturbance while producing future timber, forage and habitat outputs in support of forest plan goals. This project proposes the removal of poorly-formed ponderosa pine stock from within the historic 1939 McVey burn area. The project also proposes vegetative management activities that would improve the growth, vigor and health of the residual pine that survived the fire. These residual trees are an important seed source for natural pine regeneration. Within the planted and seeded areas, the Simon Stewardship proposes a mosaic pattern of vegetative treatments that may include, but are not limited to, clear cuts, clear-cut with reserves, hardwood release and restoration, meadow restoration, and establishment cuts where there is a native seed source. Non-commercial thinning may occur throughout the project area. Associated fuel treatments may include mastication, piling and/or burning of the slash. Post-harvest activities will include planting with native Black Hills ponderosa pine stock to return the site to a productive and healthy state. Total National Forest System (NFS) area within the planted polygons in the Simon Project Area is approximately 4,375 gross acres. There is no road reconstruction but there will be an estimated 8.9 miles of road maintenance as service work under the Simon Stewardship to support the commercial timber activities. Estimated Timber is as follows: Ponderosa Pine Sawtimber 9,375 CCF Ponderosa Pine POL 469 CCF The Awardee shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, tools, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals necessary to perform the work in accordance with the specifications and provisions and clauses of the contract. Bid Bonds, Payment Bonds, and Performance Bonds are not required for this project. All Contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ to be eligible for award under this solicitation. If not actively registered by time of proposal evaluations, you will be found non-responsive. Registration in SAM is a free service – you do not need to pay to register in this system. If your registration is not active, you will not be considered for award. NAICS: 115310: Support Services for Forestry, size standard: 20.5M Fuels Management Services. Stewardship authorities permit the Government to solicit this requirement as Full and Open competition. The Contracting Officer for this project is Mark Phillipp with the National Stewardship Contracting Branch, and is physically located in Oregon.