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This is a Special Notice — informational only.
The agency posted this for awareness. It's not a solicitation, so you can't respond with a bid.
The USDA Forest Service needs a small business to provide tree thinning and stand improvement services on national forests.
Key Details
The USDA Forest Service intends to award a competitive BPA Call Order against the Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) for tree thinning and stand improvement activities. The LMIR BPA is a National BPA that consists of a variety of work including Professional Services, Natural Resources Restoration, Engineering, Project Management, NEPA, Communications, and more. The BPA can be utilized on all Forests and Grasslands and is available for all federal agencies to utilize.
- What exactly do they need? The Forest Service needs a small business to provide tree thinning and stand improvement services on national forests. The services will be performed on the Lolo National Forest, Seeley Lake, MT.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? The contract will be a BPA Call Order against the LMIR BPA. The notice doesn't say how long the contract will last or when it will start.
- How will they pick the winner? The notice doesn't say how the winner will be chosen.
- When and how do you bid? The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice. However, the LMIR BPA is an open continuous BPA that allows us to accept responses for the life of the BPA. Search 'Contracts' on sam.gov using solicitation number '12363N23Q4023'.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
Heads up — easy to miss
- There's a mandatory email response required for those companies listed on the BPA.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Reach out to the LMIR Team at SM.FS.lmirbpa@usda.gov to join the BPA.
Primary point of contact
Name
Buffy Kittleson
Email
buffy.kittleson@usda.gov