Current Requests for Proposals and Quotations
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The purpose of the Pine Cove and Strawberry Fuelbreak Maintenance project is to maintain pre-established district fuelbreaks by reducing forest fuels and obtaining horizontal and vertical fuel separation in treatment units through brush and ladder fuel removal, pruning, and green tree thinning on 266 mandatory acres within the project area. Firelines will be constructed around each unit and cut material will be lopped, scattered, or piled (where beneficial) to facilitate later broadcast burning of treatment units not required as part of this scope of work.
Responses should be emailed by June 2, 2023.
Brian Robey, brobey@nationalforests.org
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThe Grizzly Creek Fire burned 32,631 acres in Glenwood Canyon, Colorado beginning in August 2020. In late July of 2021, multiple debris flows originating from the burn scar significantly damaged several popular trails in this area. The National Forest Foundation (NFF) is seeking a contractor to conduct trail tread repair, reconstruction, and stabilization and replace a major trail bridge along approximately 5 miles of the Grizzly Creek, Jess Weaver, and Cutover Trails. These rocky and rugged foot and horse trails extend north from Glenwood Canyon up Grizzly and No Name canyons and are connected with a steep climb and descent between the drainages. Repairs will include a variety of tread work, rock retaining structures, drainage features, brush removal, and stabilization of eroded areas to protect the trail infrastructure. Work will be conducted in close cooperation with White River National Forest (WRNF) personnel in the 2023 and 2024 summer field seasons with the intention of completing the bulk of the work in 2023.
Responses should be emailed by July 13, 2023.
Jamie Werner, jwerner@nationalforests.org
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSCha’chaany Hamuk Trailhead, formerly Three Sisters Falls Trailhead, is located on the Palomar Ranger District in the Cleveland National Forest (CNF). It is a very popular recreation site for National Forest visitors seeking to experience the outdoors and connect with nature. The Cha’chaany Hamuk Trailhead Improvement Project Phase 2 is a partnership between the National Forest Foundation (NFF) and the Cleveland National Forest. Project activities include installing a helipad for a type 1 helicopter; parking for emergency vehicles; fabricating and installing a road gate; and installing an underground water tank.
Responses should be emailed by June 2, 2023.
Felipe Lepe, flepe@nationalforests.org
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThe Pine Canyon Restoration Project is located near the town of Pine, Arizona. Due to years of fire suppression, Pine Canyon exhibits extremely dense forests, posing an increased risk of high severity wildfire and subsequent detrimental impacts to water quality and post fire flooding impacts to the local community. The goal of the overarching Pine Canyon Restoration Project is to restore forest structure, increase overall forest and watershed health, and protect the primary watershed and community of Pine, Arizona. Phase I of the project will involve the construction of roads, crossings, and landing routes, for upcoming forest restoration work.
The U.S. Forest Service and NFF have planned a potential feasible temporary road system with estimated and feasible sections of roads and individual features labeled, and specific sites numbered; however, interested bidders will be required to walk each route and must be able to demonstrate the ability to supply the minimum specified materials needed in specific areas to become an eligible bidder.
Responses should be emailed by June 7, 2023.
Caio Vissicaro, cvissicaro@nationalforests.org
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThe Tanbark Administrative Site is rich in Angeles National Forest (ANF) history and there are numerous structures within the historic San Dimas Experimental Forest station. Since the early 1930s, it has been used for analyzing the importance of watershed areas in southern chaparral ecosystems. Though much of the facility is no longer used, watershed management research is still conducted here.
The site receives annual fuels reduction maintenance in the form of mechanized, hand thinning, and prescribed fire treatments but due to unforeseen circumstances over the past two years and a reduction in staffing, the site requires fuels reduction maintenance along with invasive plant removal and treatment.
Work will include hand thinning around the existing structures up to 150’, with the remaining cut material being either removed or chipped, or made into Activity Piles to be burned when time and resources are available by the home unit. Simultaneously, the site needs treatment of invasive plant species that have accumulated. Treatment includes identifying, flagging, cutting, and hand spraying the invasive plants.
A total of 45 acres need to be treated within the unit. An environmental assessment has been completed.
Responses should be emailed by May 30, 2023.
Brian Robey, brobey@nationalforests.org
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThe National Forest Foundation (NFF) is soliciting bids for the Johnson Fork Pre-Commercial Thinning and Stand Improvement Project on the Mountain Home Ranger District of the Boise National Forest. The purpose of the project is to reduce the tree density and, by the deliberate selection of leave trees, improve the overall health and condition of the stand based on the prescribed objectives. Tree selection and cutting of undesirable or excess trees will provide space for the leave trees to grow and develop, reduce the incidence of insects and diseases that affect growth, and undesirable tree qualities. Tree thinning and associated slash treatment work is also to reduce hazardous fuels and uncharacteristic fire behavior on National Forest Lands.
Responses should be emailed by June 9, 2023.
Josh Rodriguez, jrodriguez@nationalforests.org
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThe National Forest Foundation (NFF) and the USDA Forest Service (Forest Service) are working together to protect and restore the Tahoe National Forest through targeted efforts in the NFF’s Tahoe Headwaters Treasured Landscape site. In 2023, the NFF and the Yuba River Ranger District (YRRD) of the Tahoe National Forest are collaborating on the 2,157-acre Graveyard Project and the 3,965-acre Sleighville Project. The Graveyard & Sleighville Projects are timber sales designed to reduce over-stocked forests around the rural communities along the North Yuba River corridor, improve forest health and resilience, and generate enhanced stream flow.
The awarded Contractor will: collaborate with the YRRD, finalize project design, complete preparation and layout of individual treatment units, develop implementation plans, and oversee implementation of the Graveyard & Sleighville Projects. The National Forest Foundation is seeking the services of a Registered Professional Forester (RPF).
Responses should be emailed by May 31, 2023.
Carson Clark, cclark@nationalforests.org
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThe National Forest Foundation (NFF), in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Umpqua National Forest, is working to restore and replace recreation infrastructure that was damaged during the 2020 Archie Creek Fire. This project is to remove the wildfire-damaged Fisher Creek Trail Bridge and replace it with a new prefabricated steel bridge. This project will help restore connectivity to the Mott segment of the North Umpqua Trail.
The project is to replace one wildfire destroyed existing trail bridge with a new trail bridge. The bridge is 5’ wide (clear) and center of bearing to center bearing of 35’-0”. The trail bridge will be the Forest Service standard steel truss trail bridge design. Work includes removal of remnants of the existing trail bridge; bridge approach construction; design, fabrication, and installation of new trail bridge superstructure; fabrication and installation of new concrete substructures; and falling of hazard trees. Bridge installation will require a helicopter. Project needs to be completed by November 30, 2023, including final cleanup of site.
Responses should be emailed by May 31, 2023.
Audrey Squires, asquires@nationalforests.org
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThe U.S. Forest Service and National Forest Foundation (NFF) are working together to implement projects associated with the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). A variety of trail maintenance and reconstruction projects proposed by the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre & Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests have been prioritized through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s list of deferred maintenance projects for GAOA funding. The NFF is seeking partners to implement reconstruction of the Bear Creek Trail on the Ouray Ranger District.
Responses should be emailed by June 2, 2023.
Joe Lavorini, jlavorini@nationalforests.org
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThe NFF is seeking to implement a new Human Resource Information System (HRIS) ecosystem that will provide an end-to-end technology solution to streamline their people operations. The NFF has experienced considerable growth over the last three years and has more than doubled its staff size. Any HRIS system adopted must accommodate continued growth.
Responses should be emailed by June 10, 2023.
Melissa Richards, mrichards@nationalforests.org
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