The NFF and USDA Forest Service (USFS) are collaborating to implement the 588-acre Thin Lizzy commercial thinning project. The selected contractor will be responsible for the cutting, skidding, decking, hauling, and sale of sawtimber meeting the project specifications. The selected contractor will also be responsible for the cutting and removal of non-sawlog biomass from the project site, as well as road reconstruction.
8/12/26: Extended deadline and updated bid tables.
Deadline:
Responses should be emailed by August 19, 2026.
Contact:
Gavin Williams, [email protected]
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Download MaterialsThe intent of this project is to obtain professional architectural, engineering, and technical (A&E) design services for Water System Improvements at the Steamboat Work Center and Horseshoe Bend Campground. The selected Contractor(s) will develop preliminary and final design documents and final construction documents for both sites.
UPDATED 7/7/2026: Updated the Pre-Bid meeting location and time. Updated information is located below and in the RFP.
UPDATED 7/9/2026: Updated to include additional project appendices. All appendices have been moved to a Box folder and can be viewed and downloaded at https://nff.box.com/s/13skzmxxb7s38oh3o7y4s3u3zyf9h1hh.
UPDATED 7/30/2026: Updated to extended the deadline from July 31, 2026, to August 21, 2026, and adjust all associated dates. Also, updated to include the Pre-Proposal Meeting Info and Q&A at the end of the RFP.
UPDATED 8/6/2026: Updated to included Additional Responses to A&E Questions at the end of the RFP.
Pre-Bid Meeting
NFF and the USFS will hold a pre-bid meeting for interested contractors on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 10AM PST. Attendance at the meeting is not mandatory to submit a bid. A record of questions asked and USFS answers will be provided to all interested contractors. The meeting will be held at the Steamboat Inn, located at 42705 N. Umpqua Highway, Idleyld Park, Oregon.
Please RSVP to the pre-bid meeting by emailing [email protected]
Deadline:
Responses should be emailed by August 21, 2026.
Contact:
Jeff Malik, [email protected]
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Download MaterialsThe purpose of the Tecuya Ridge Shaded Fuelbreak Project is to reduce forest fuels and obtain both horizontal and vertical fuel separation in forested stands within the treatment units using various techniques of fuel reduction, green tree thinning, hazard tree removal and yarding of fuels.
This work will include cutting, mastication, chipping, and removal of; standing and downed trees, dead and live brush, limbs and designated live conifers, existing slash and forest debris resulting from current and prior operations and/or events on approximately 1,620 acres.
This Request for Proposals will close and all proposals will be due on August 21, 2026 by 4:00 PM PT.
Pre-bid Site visit:
The NFF and Forest Service will host an optional site visit August 3, 2026 at 9:30am PT. Please meet at the Chuchupate Ranger Station (34580 Lockwood Valley Rd, Frazier Park, CA 93225). The group will travel together to the project site from there.
7/28/26: Updated Appendix A: Project Maps. Update Appendix B, Additional Contractor Requirements, Section 2.
8/4/26: Extended submission deadline to 8/21/26.
8/6/26: The acreage/task for the West and East units has been updated. Removed the Guideline of Operations since it was redundant shifting the Federal Flowdown to Appendix E.
Deadline:
Responses should be emailed by August 21, 2026.
Contact:
Samantha Carranza, [email protected]
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Download MaterialsThe selected bidder will be responsible for performing mastication on up to 362.2 acres and hand thinning on up to 9.8 acres. In addition bidders may choose to bid on the optional scope of work that includes up to 98.79 acres of mastication.
8/20/26: Added Q&A and link to shapefiles. Revised Appendix E, Section 2.1, 2.2, 2.4.
Deadline:
Responses should be emailed by August 21, 2026.
Contact:
Mitch Aikin, [email protected]
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Download MaterialsThe NFF, in partnership with the US Forest Service (USFS), is seeking qualified contractors for mastication and hand thinning/lop & scatter on the Prescott National Forest. These treatments have proven to be an effective hazardous fuels management tool by rearranging/reducing ladder and canopy fuels to the surface to reduce the risk of crown fire, and to increase defensible space for fireline control operations. The total project area is 1,738.4 acres across both flat and rocky, steep terrain.
Pre-Bid Tour: A Pre-bid tour is scheduled for August 10, 2026 at 10am AZ Time. Contractors are encouraged to attend the pre-bid tour to better understand the scope of work and expectations. To attend the Pre-Bid Tour, Contractors must contact Chad Kim ([email protected]) no later than August 7, 2026 to be placed on the RSVP list.
Deadline:
Responses should be emailed by August 24, 2026.
Contact:
Chad Kim, [email protected]
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Download MaterialsThe NFF is seeking a contractor to complete 1,120 acres of fuels reduction. The scope of work will include: felling, bucking, and hand piling live and dead trees, cutting and piling brush, and piling downed woody debris.
Optional Pre-bid Field Tour:
Meeting Day/Time: Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Meeting Location: Mount Hough Ranger District Office, Visitor Parking Lot
39696 CA-70 Quincy, CA 95971
Deadline:
Responses should be emailed by August 26, 2026.
Contact:
Gavin Williams, [email protected]
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Download MaterialsThe Delleker T Timber Project is a ground-based commercial thinning project designed to reduce wildfire risk by thinning over-stocked forest stands near the city of Portola and improve forest health and resilience.
Work on this project will include cutting, skidding, decking, and hauling of sawtimber, as well as removal of biomass and road reconstruction.
7/1/2026: Added Q&A.
7/3/2026: Updated Q&A to include cruise data
8/12/2026: RFP has been re-advertised with revisions to the bid tables.
Deadline:
Responses should be emailed by August 26, 2026.
Contact:
Sumner Cornacchia, [email protected]
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Download MaterialsThe NFF and the Beckwourth Ranger District (BKRD) of the Plumas National Forest are collaborating on the Beckwourth Mastication & Machine Pile Project. This project consists of 498 acres of mastication and 167 acres of mechanical cutting and grapple piling located near the City of Portola and Lake Davis.
Optional Bid Tour:
Date/Time: Thursday, August 13, 2026 @ 10:00am PDT.
Meeting Location: We will meet off of Crocker Mt Rd near Crocker Campground (39.892213, -120.421972)
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Deadline:
Responses should be emailed by August 28, 2026.
Contact:
Jeff Gicklhorn, [email protected]
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Download MaterialsThe purpose of this project is to improve and restore the lower reach (approximately 1,000 feet) of the Beaver Creek watershed function through design work and a series of restoration activities that address excessive sediment inputs, high stream temperatures, destabilized streambanks, over-straightened stream channels, a lack of vegetation for shading, and disconnected floodplain. This project will improve water quality, water temperature, reduce erosive forces, maintain infrastructure, and improve wildlife and fish habitat along this tributary of the Gallinas River in San Miguel County, New Mexico near the El Porvenir bridge and campground.
Special attention shall be paid to the intersection of project stream work with a high-use campground and adjacent public creek access area, multiple trailheads, and a newly installed bridge.
Deadline:
Responses should be emailed by September 3, 2026.
Contact:
Amara Szrom, [email protected]
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Download MaterialsNFF, in conjunction with the USFS, Mt. Hood National Forest, seeks proposals for professional services to produce construction documents that will be used to rebuild the Fish Creek Day Use Area following the 2020 Riverside Fire. Concept designs were developed to include an expanded parking area, accessible trail with water access, a day use/picnicking area, and a new boat launch. Construction documents will be reviewed at 30%, 60%, 90%, and 100% completion. A 60-to-90-day pause will be scheduled following submission of the 60% Construction Document deliverable to accommodate an internal FS NEPA review.
In coordination with USFS and the NFF, the selected Contractor will produce signed and stamped construction documents that will be used to solicit bids from construction contractors for the rebuilding of the Fish Creek Day Use Area.
Pre-Bid Meeting
NFF and the USFS will hold a pre-bid meeting for interested bidders on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at 10:00 AM. Attendance at the meeting is not mandatory to submit a bid. A record of questions asked and USFS answers will be provided to all interested bidders. The meeting will be held at Fish Creek Day Use Area, Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon. Please park along Fish Creek Road and do not impede through traffic or block gate. Attendees will meet at the bridge entrance in front of the gate.
Please RSVP to the pre-bid meeting by emailing [email protected].
UPDATED 8/11/2026: Updated to extend the bid submission deadline from September 7, 2026, to September 8, 2026, in observance of Labor Day. Updated to correct the Pre-Bid Meeting day from Monday, August 26, 2026, to Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Updated Appendix A to correct formatting and punctuation errors only. No substantive changes were made to Appendix A.
UPDATED 8/25/2026: Updated to include Appendix F – Topographical Survey, which is referenced in the RFP and uploaded to the linked Box folder.
Deadline:
Responses should be emailed by September 8, 2026.
Contact:
Savannah Steele, [email protected]
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Download MaterialsIn collaboration with the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS), NFF is seeking a contractor to conduct service work, including forest thinning and mastication operations, across 194.5 acres of state land in Chaffee County, CO to reduce dense forest fuels that have accumulated due to a century of fire suppression and human development in fire-dependent ecosystems. The CSFS (Implementation Lead) identified and developed this project and will operate as the primary point of contact for the selected contractor during implementation.
This Request for Proposals (RFP) includes 194.5 acres of forest treatments in pinyon-juniper and ponderosa pine stands. All work is to be completed with large wheeled or tracked masticators with either vertical or horizontal mulching head, capable of operating on slopes >20%. Skid-steer mastication equipment is not sufficient for this project.
A mandatory pre-bid tour will be hosted by NFF and CSFS on August 28, 2026. Interested parties must RSVP to the pre-bid tour by contacting Shannon Smith (928.951.1167; [email protected]) before August 24 to receive logistical details. Please inform NFF if you intend to attend but do not have access to required equipment, as space may be limited.
Deadline:
Responses should be emailed by September 9, 2026.
Contact:
Shannon Smith, [email protected]
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Download MaterialsThis contract is to provide the design, engineering (as applicable), fabrication, delivery, and installation of a superstructure and substructure crossing over the Wolverine Creek drainage in accordance with this RFP and attached appendices. Steel FRP bridge designs shall be stamped by an Alaska Professional Engineer (“AK PE”) as required herein. The crossing substructure shall consist of concrete with a robust connection to bedrock. The superstructure may be timber, FRP, or steel. It is the responsibility of the selected Contractor to verify subsurface conditions and determine the most practical and economical crossing structure that complies with the USFS Region 10 Standard Drawings (Appendix C) and all other applicable project specifications. Survey and subsurface exploration has not been conducted at this site. Field fitting of the bridge is permitted.
Virtual Pre-Bid Meeting
A virtual, pre-bid meeting will be held on August 21, 2026. NFF and Chugach National Forest staff will be present to answer any questions about the project. The meeting will begin at 9:00 AM AKT and be hosted through Microsoft Teams. Attending the virtual, pre-bid meeting is encouraged, but not required, to submit a bid. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to [email protected] by 5:00 PM AKT on August 19, 2026, to receive meeting details. All questions and answers from the virtual, pre-bid meeting will be posted as an addendum to this RFP by August 28, 2026.
Deadline:
Responses should be emailed by September 11, 2026.
Contact:
Anna Nakae, [email protected]
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Download MaterialsThe NFF, in partnership with the Coronado National Forest (CNF), is seeking a qualified contractor to continue the restoration, improvement, and expansion of trails included in the Santa Catalina Trail Plan. The contractor will also support recreation site operation, maintenance and improvement.
Trail work will include reroute construction, existing trail improvements and maintenance, and new trail construction. Recreation site operations will include trash removal, cleaning and re-stocking of toilet facilities, and the completion of deferred maintenance and site improvement projects. Volunteer recruitment, stewardship events, and recognition may also be required to support projects.
While work may occur anywhere within the Santa Catalina Ranger District, this request for proposals is specifically for:
- Construction of re-routes on the Finger Rock #42, Pontatoc #410 and Overflow to Esperero Connector trails
- New trail construction of the 8.5-mile Tucson Vista Trail
- Work may also include improvements to the Golder Ranch Trail System
Interested contractors should have experience with trail construction and maintenance in the desert southwest and familiarity with United States Forest Service (USFS) trail standards and policies.
Deadline:
Responses should be emailed by September 11, 2026.
Contact:
John Goraj, [email protected]
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