The USDA Forest Service needs a small business to cut and remove sawtimber from up to 248 acres in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need?
- The contractor will cut and remove sawtimber from up to 248 acres in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
- Small trees will be thinned and standing dead trees will be cut and removed to landings.
- Small fuels will be treated by mastication and/or removed to landings.
- Biomass and cull logs will be hauled off-Forest.
- Temporary roads will be installed and decommissioned following use, and road maintenance will be performed.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
- Award will be made under the R5 Pacific Southwest Stewardship BPA.
- Only current BPA holders are eligible to submit quotes.
- How will they pick the winner?
- The notice doesn't say.
- When and how do you bid?
- Quotes must be submitted by July 9, 2026, at 10:00 PM ET.
- Quotes should be submitted through the solicitation number 12363N26Q4068.
Who can apply
- Any certified small business may apply.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business is still active in SAM.gov.
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the solicitation.
Primary point of contact
Name
Karen Ruklic, Contract Specialist
Email
karen.ruklic@usda.gov
Phone
(208) 702-3519