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Amendment 0002: Period of Performance is changed to November 30, 2023. Site Visit notes and cruise report are attached in the attachments section of this posting. BACKGROUND: The Jeff Valley South Ste... Amendment 0002: Period of Performance is changed to November 30, 2023. Site Visit notes and cruise report are attached in the attachments section of this posting. BACKGROUND: The Jeff Valley South 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 area is located on Palomar Mountain in the general area of Jeff Valley north of East Grade Road (S-6) and east of Conifer Road (private). The project area lies entirely on National Forest System lands within the administrative boundaries of the Palomar Ranger District, Cleveland National Forest in California. Legal land description: T10S, R1E, Section 13; San Bernardino Meridian, San Diego County, CA. Description: The Cleveland National Forest is soliciting the Jeff Valley South Stewardship IRSC which aims to restore forest health and reduce the risk of high severity wildfire across mixed conifer and California black oak forested stands within the project area. Goals will be accomplished through a series of silvicultural and fuels management activities designed to reduce mixed conifer stand density, remove conifer encroachment under mature California black oak, and manage ladder and surface fuels in the stands. Period of Performance is November 30, 2023 (Amendment 0002). This contract includes Forest product removal on 74 acres with an estimated volume of 390 CCF of sawlogs (286 CCF incense cedar / 32 CCF white fir) and 72 CCF of fuelwood/biomass. The following work activities are mandatory service items: 1. Cut and Remove Included Timber 2. Down Log Management 3. Conifer Girdling. Optional work activities include: 1. Hand Thinning 2. Hand Piling 3. Pruning 4. Meadow Enhancement Site Visit Date and Time: A site visit is scheduled for Monday, April 11th, 2022 to view the project area and discuss the objectives of this contract. The meeting will take place at 10:30 am PT at Kica Mik Overlook (East Grade Road, Pauma Valley, CA 92061).

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Project Name: Jeff Valley South Stewardship IRSC Administrative Unit: Pacific Southwest Region (R5), Cleveland National Forest, Palomar Ranger District, CA Project Location: The project area is locate... Project Name: Jeff Valley South Stewardship IRSC Administrative Unit: Pacific Southwest Region (R5), Cleveland National Forest, Palomar Ranger District, CA Project Location: The project area is located on Palomar Mountain in the general area of Jeff Valley north of East Grade Road (S-6) and east of Conifer Road (private). The project area lies entirely on National Forest System lands within the administrative boundaries of the Palomar Ranger District, Cleveland National Forest in California. Legal land description: T10S, R1E, Section 13; San Bernardino Meridian, San Diego County, CA. Description: The Cleveland National Forest is currently preparing the Jeff Valley South Stewardship IRSC which aims to restore forest health and reduce the risk of high severity wildfire across mixed conifer and California black oak forested stands within the project area. Goals will be accomplished through a series of silvicultural and fuels management activities designed to reduce mixed conifer stand density, remove conifer encroachment under mature California black oak, and manage ladder and surface fuels in the stands. The resultant contract will include Forest product removal on 60 acres with an estimated volume of 300 CCF of sawlogs (269 CCF incense cedar / 31 CCF white fir) and 70 CCF of fuelwood/biomass. The following work activities are anticipated as mandatory service items: 1. Logging of included timber 2. Hauling of included timber 3. Thinning of sub merch (< 5” dbh) trees 4. Pruning of retained conifer trees to 6’ 5 . Managing course wood debris in the stands 6. Piling by hand all activity slash and pre-existing surface fuels and covering with kraft paper 7. Road Maintenance on ¼ mile of native surface road to facilitate hauling of included timber. Pre Solicitation Site Visit Date and Time: Prior to 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 November 19, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. PST with an initial meeting location at Mothers Kitchen, 33120 Canfield Road, Palomar Mountain, CA 92060. The solicitation will be posted in the springtime 2022. Work will begin in July 2022.