Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

SOUTH STEPTOE WATERSHED LOP & SCATTER

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

SOUTH STEPTOE WATERSHED LOP & SCATTER The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Nevada State Office is acquiring tree thinning services on BLM-managed public lands. The contractor is responsible for furnis... SOUTH STEPTOE WATERSHED LOP & SCATTER The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Nevada State Office is acquiring tree thinning services on BLM-managed public lands. The contractor is responsible for furnishing all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, supplies and materials to lop and scatter 6,635 acres (Units 1-3) of pinyon and/or juniper trees. There may be up to an additional 1,890 acres (Units 4-6) indicated as option items that would be awarded subject to available funding. A maximum of 8,525 acres may be treated under this contract. Trees to be cut are pinyon and juniper that have been previously chained. The project area is located in White Pine County, State of Nevada. The project area is located in the South Steptoe Watershed along the east bench of the Schell Creek Mountain Range and the west bench of the Egan Mountain Range. The area was previously chained and is typical Great Basin sagebrush communities with pinyon and juniper. The Solicitation will include contract documents with details of the project when it is released. Project sites are located in White Pine County, Nevada. Service Contract Act (SCA) Wage Rate Requirements are applicable to this project and the appropriate SCA Wage Decision(s) will be included in the solicitation. The BLM will issue a Total Small Business Set-Aside competitive solicitation on/about July 5, 2024. The BLM anticipates issuing a single firm fixed price award from this solicitation. The competitive solicitation, 140L3924R0014, will be in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19.5, Set-Asides for Small Business. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 115310, Support Activities for Forestry-Fuels Management Services and the size standard is $34M (per the SBA’s Table of Small Business Size Standards). A Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation package will be available electronically on or about July 5, 2024, at the SAM website located at www.sam.gov. Proposals will be due no later than July 19, 2024. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring www.sam.gov for the release of the solicitation package, for any other pertinent information, and for downloading a complete copy of the solicitation package. The government will not provide paper copies of the solicitation. To be eligible for contract award, offerors must be registered, and currently active, and complete the online Representations and Certification in the System for Award Management (SAM) data base via website: http://www.sam.gov. Award will be based on Best Value to the Government in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). The Government reserves the right to award a contract to other than the low offeror(s). This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract nor does it obligate the government to pay for any proposal preparation costs. The primary Point of Contact is Matthew B. Merritt, Contracting Officer, at mbmerritt@blm.gov. All questions must be submitted in writing to Matthew B. Merritt. Only written questions will be addressed.