F--DOLORES WEST RIM MASTICATION FY26

West Dolores Rim Mastication, Colorado Township 42 North BLM Colorado Southwest District Fire Management Unit, Tres Rios Field Office This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement and attachments constitute the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. Consider this solicitation (140L3726Q0079) as a Request for Quotes (RFQ). This solicitation documents incorporate provisions and clauses in effect through Federal acquisition Circular 2026-01. This solicitation is set-aside for small business. NAICS 115310 – Support Activities for Forestry – Fuels Management Services. The small business size standard is $34.0 million. Product Service Code F014 – Natural Resources / Conservation – Tree Thinning. The resulting purchase order will be a firm-fixed price type purchase order. (SEE ATTACHMENT 140L3726Q0079 – RFQ PACKAGE FOR COMPLETE STATEMENT OF WORK, MAPS, WAGE DETERMINATIONS, AND CLAUSES / PROVISIONS.) Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Tres Rios Field Office, West Dolores Rim, Colorado Southwest District Fire Management Unit, has a requirement to perform Brush Removal and Mastication on a per acre basis with an estimated 77 acres. Access to the project site is via County and BLM roads. The primary road, County Road K8. Mechanically Thin Unit 77 acres x $ per acre = $ SITE VISIT: Interested Contractors are encouraged to visit the project area before submittal of final quote. Avenza/pdf maps will be available to support a self-guided show me tour. Interested Contractors with additional questions please contact Contracting Officer’s Representative Tyler Corbin 970-799-2957, tcorbin@blm.gov. In accordance with the procedures in FAR Part 12, RFQ 140L3726Q0079 is available for viewing through electronic commerce via Bureau of Land Management's website at https://sam.gov. -- 1 of 27 -- Quotes are due Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 9:00 a.m. MST. Contractors submit quotes by email to bbecker@ios.doi.gov Note: Any contractor to submit an acceptable quote or awarded a government contract must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM). Contractors must register at www.sam.gov. • Contractors must submit their Unique Entity ID (UEI) and CAGE code with their quote. UEI For further information about this requirement, offerors should contact Ben Becker at bbecker@ios.doi.gov. The provisions and clauses attached apply to this solicitation. Contractors Signature Date: -- 2 of 27 -- STATEMENT OF WORK Description of Work: The West Dolores Rim, PJ and mountain brush removal treatment units are located in Colorado; at Township 42 North (TN), Range 18 West (RW) Sections 8, 9, 16, 17, and 18 (see project area maps below). The proposed project is located in San Miguel County at an average elevation of 7,800 feet. The vegetation is Pinon/Juniper and Mixed Mountain Shrub. To achieve the objectives, the project work is vegetation treatment by mastication of 2 units for a total of 67 acres. An additional 10 acres of Ponderosa Pine within Unit 42D will need ladder fuels masticated underneath the dripline of overstory Ponderosa trees. The average slope is 10% Crown cover is greater than 60%. The Contractor will be responsible for removal of all vegetation that have less than 16” DBH along a 100’ wide swath following the interior edge of the fire control lines of Units 42D and 42C. All vegetation larger than 16” DBH within the 100’ wide swath will be limbed to six feet above ground level. All standing dead or down logs/trees will be removed from the 100’ swath on the interior edge of the fire control lines either by mastication or by relocation. The contractor will grind/mulch all vegetation less than 16” DBH with contractor furnished equipment (e.g., Hydro-Ax, Fecon Bull Hog or similar) Mechanical Thinning of Control Lines: Remove all vegetation <16” DBH, limb all remaining vegetation larger than 16” DBH to six feet above ground level. • Slash will be masticated and dispersed (to a depth of less than 6 inches) • Stump heights should be 6 inches or less on the uphill side. • Retain mature juniper and pinyon trees > 16” DBH - Flattened or rounded top, deeply furrowed bark (juniper), thick, plate-like bark (pinyon), twisted trunks/branches, dead branches and spike tops, large lower limbs, large trunk diameter relative to tree height. • Leave trees larger that 16” DBH will be limbed six feet above ground level. • Standing dead/down logs and trees within the 100’ swath will be removed either by mastication or by being re-located by contractor furnished equipment. Drip-lining of Ponderosa Pine: Remove all vegetation <16” DBH, and limb all remaining vegetation larger than 16” DBH to six feet above ground level underneath the driplines of Ponderosa trees plus ten feet. • Remove all vegetation underneath the dripline of overstory Ponderosa tree plus ten feet around the dripline. • Stump heights should be 6 inches or less on the uphill hide. • Retain all Ponderosa trees regardless of DBH • Ponderosa trees larger than 16” DBH will be limbed six feet above ground level. • Standing dead/down logs underneath the dripline of overstory Ponderosa trees will be removed either by mastication or by being re-located by contractor furnished equipment 30 feet away from dripline. Review of Contract Quote Items The following Quote items are listed in descending order of priority: 1. Mechanically Thin Unit: 42D – 40 Acres * Cost per acre. 2. Mechanically Thin Unit 42C – 27 Acres: * Cost per acre. 3. Mechanically Thin Ponderosa Drip-lining – 10 Acres * Cost per acre. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS TO OPERATION i.e.----Operations will cease during times where rutting or excessive soil disturbance is being observed-rutting greater than 3 inches. The government Contracting Officer’s Representative wi…