Current Requests for Proposals and Quotations
Learn more about contracting and procurement opportunities with the National Forest Foundation here.
Photo by Louis Kamler III
Learn more about contracting and procurement opportunities with the National Forest Foundation here.
In collaboration with the United States Forest Service (USFS or Implementation Lead), the National Forest Foundation (NFF or Project Administrator) is seeking a contractor(s) to conduct service work, including approximately 1.0 acre of vegetation removal near Lake Isabel, on the San Carlos Ranger District of the San Isabel National Forest, to allow access to equipment that will implement repairs to the dam and spillway there.
Responses should be emailed by April 25, 2025.
Joe Murphy, [email protected]
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThe National Forest Foundation (NFF), in partnership with the US Forest Service WRNF, is seeking a contractor to complete trail reconstruction as well as demolition and reconstruction of the North picnic area into an overlook. The trail reconstruction includes widening the trail and installing retaining timbers as well as constructing new rest areas along the trail to meet accessibility guidelines. The demolition of the current picnic area and reconstruction of a new overlook will include masonry rock retaining walls. Hazard tree removal will also be necessary.
Responses should be emailed by May 16, 2025.
Emily Bruyn, [email protected]
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThis Request for Proposals is for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) planning services and conducting an environmental assessment (EA) for the United States Forest Service (Forest Service) SUHFER Project. The National Forest Foundation is seeking a Prime Contractor to act as a Consultant to prepare a NEPA EA for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (GMUG NF).
The Prime Consultant will need to either conduct specialty resource analysis or subcontract for resource specialist consultants to ensure all assessment requirements can be met (such as Archaeology, Wildlife, etc.). This planning effort will result in NEPA and National Forest Management Act (NFMA) compliant documents for the planning area that provides project implementation direction for at least the next 5 years. All products and processes must comply with applicable United States Forest Service (USFS) regulations, policies, and other planning guidance. The selected Prime Consultant must finish the EA within one year, per NEPA timeline regulations.
Note: Questions and Answers have been compiled an added to the end of the RFP as an Addendum.
Responses should be emailed by May 5, 2025.
Joe Lavorini, [email protected]
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSIn collaboration with the United States Forest Service (USFS), the National Forest Foundation (NFF or Project Administrator) is soliciting a contractor(s) to recondition approximately 2.15 miles of National Forest System Road (NFSR) 171 Junction Creek Road and apply a new chip and seal surface. This project will occur from mile post 0.00 at the transition of asphalt to aggregate at the end of LaPlata County Road 204 to mile post 2.0 at the intersection with the Log Chutes trail head parking area. NFSR 171 is currently a single lane (primarily 18’) aggregate surface road maintained for passenger car travel. Two Curves will require an additional 2 feet of curve widening, those curves are located at mile post 1.10 and 1.7.
In addition, there are several parking areas and transitions that will be included as optional bid items: Log Chutes Trailhead Parking Area, Junction Creek Campground intersection transition, Colorado Trailhead 1 and Colorado Trailhead 2. A labeled map is included as Appendix B.
Responses should be emailed by April 24, 2025.
Nick Olson, [email protected]
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThe NFF is seeking a qualified engineering firm (the Contractor) to design and construct the replacement of select culverts with improved, ecologically functional road crossings in pre-specified areas of the South Fork South Branch Potomac River Watershed in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest (the Forest). The purpose of this cooperative effort is to provide safe passage for Forest users on an Appalachian Subregional Forest (the George Washington and Jefferson NF) and reconnect fragmented habitat of aquatic organisms. The natural hydrology of these streams will be restored by the installation of an ecologically functional road / stream crossing improvement to support aquatic organism passage and stream connectivity.
The Contractor will be responsible for designing and constructing the replacement of corrugated metal pipes in at least two locations with ecologically functional structures and all associated stream simulation. Work includes the design and construction of two (2) mandatory and the design and construction of five (5) optional culvert improvement projects.
Note: Questions and Answers have been compiled an added to the end of the RFP as an Addendum.
Responses should be emailed by May 2, 2025.
Rachel Blackburn, [email protected]
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThe National Forest Foundation (NFF), in partnership with USDA Forest Service J.W. Toumey Nursery (Toumey), located on the Ottawa National Forest, is requesting proposals to provide and install a fully operational 30-ft by 136-ft greenhouse structure will all associated necessary accessories (heating, electrical, water, irrigation boom, and fan requirements) for the propagation of forestry seedlings at Toumey, located in Watersmeet, Michigan. Construction will occur adjacent to the existing greenhouses on land that is currently used for parking and palletized container storage. Some leveling will be required.
Contractor Q/A Session
An optional virtual Q/A session will be held for interested contractors on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at 11:00 am ET. RSVP to [email protected] if interested and to receive the meeting link. Site visits may be accommodated per request.
Responses should be emailed by May 12, 2025.
Monica Perez-Watkins, [email protected]
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSNational Forest Foundation (NFF), in partnership with the Headwaters of the Colorado Initiative (HoC) and partners, seeks consultant services to develop a Wildfire Ready Watershed Action Plan (WRAP) with Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) and other grant and partner funding. The HoC is a collaboration of federal and state land management agencies, private landowners, and local community stakeholders working to build a diverse watershed collaborative for over 1.4 million acres in the bi-state (Colorado and Wyoming) project area.
The NFF and HoC will use the WRAP framework to identify values at risk, characterize sub-watershed susceptibility to hazards, identify priority mitigation projects, and create an overall watershed plan for the collaborative to guide future priority watershed projects.
Responses should be emailed by April 25, 2025.
Shayna Jones, [email protected]
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThe National Forest Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest and Pawnee National Grassland (ARP), is seeking proposals to conduct reforestation on select areas in the East Troublesome and Williams Fork fire burn areas. The purpose of this request is to secure services for planting 50,666 USFS-furnished tree seedlings on 267 acres on the ARP Sulphur Ranger District.
Responses should be emailed by April 23, 2025.
Morgan Cannon, [email protected]
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThis Request for Proposals is for restoration services related to the Bald Mountain Stewardship Project including the following:
Pre-Bid Tour – The NFF and U.S. Forest Service will host a pre-bid virtual tour for interested contractors at a time TBD and/ or upon request. Please RSVP by April 14, 2025.
Responses should be emailed by April 29, 2025.
Josh Rodriguez, [email protected]
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThe National Forest Foundation is seeking a contractor to complete forestry-related services to accomplish hazardous fuels reduction treatments on 4 units totaling 182 acres.
The NFF and the Forest Service will host an optional pre-bid site visit on April 29, 2025. Please meet at the Mother’s Kitchen parking lot located at 33120 Canfield Rd., Palomar Mountain, CA 92060 at 9:00 am. Please notify the NFF if you plan to attend the site visit.
Responses should be emailed by May 7, 2025.
Michelle Daneri, [email protected]
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThe National Forest Foundation (NFF) and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (HTNF) are partnering together for aspen restoration on 349 acres of National Forest System Lands located in Alpine County, California. The NFF is seeking contractors to accomplish hand cutting and piling of selected conifer trees to reduce their encroachment in aspen stands.
Responses should be emailed by May 6, 2025.
Sumner Cornacchia, [email protected]
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThis request for proposals is to treat 1,400 acres of invasive plants over three years (2025 to 2027) during the growing season (April – October) on the Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon (HPCC) burn footprint of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF). As part of the HPCC footprint, this area is a priority for treatment as it is highly disturbed and ripe for invasive infestation.
Work will include survey, documentation, and hand pulling/chemical treatments of mapped and newly discovered invasive plant occurrences. New infestation detections will be mapped and communication between Contractor and the SFNF will follow a monthly cadence. All locations of target weed species will be documented and entered into Survey123 and ArcGIS Online.
Responses should be emailed by April 30, 2025.
Amara Szrom, [email protected]
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThe U.S. Forest Service is partnering with the National Forest Foundation (NFF) for the treatment and survey of selected invasive species populations on the Jemez Ranger District. The purpose of this project is to survey and treat selected invasive plant occurrences on the Jemez Ranger District in accordance with the state and federal laws. By removing invasive species and promoting the establishment of native plants, this project will restore and enhance forest health, productivity and diversity.
Responses should be emailed by May 16, 2025.
Manuel Lopez, [email protected]
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThe National Forest Foundation (NFF), in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service Umpqua National Forest (USFS), is working to restore and replace recreational infrastructure that was damaged during several wildfires. This project will replace eight North Umpqua Trail bridges damaged in the wildfires of 2020 and 2021 with new, prefabricated steel bridges and move one preexisting bridge to another site along the trail. The North Umpqua Trail spans over 70 miles along the iconic North Umpqua River with 30 miles having been impacted by wildfires. Bridge replacement will include removing the burned timber bridges, reconstructing the embankments, installing concrete abutments, fabricating new steel bridges, flying the bridges in via helicopter, and installing the bridges. This project will help to restore connectivity from the Mott segment to the Panther Creek Segment of the North Umpqua Trail.
Responses should be emailed by May 19, 2025.
Heather Bartlett, [email protected]
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThis project is in the Angeles National Forest and intends to treat 312 acres of vegetation and construct a fuel break, including thinning, cutting, chipping.
Pre-bid Site Visit
The NFF and Forest Service will host an optional site visit on May 9, 2025 at 9:30 am. Please meet at the Big Pines Visitor Center.
Responses should be emailed by May 16, 2025.
Samantha Carranza, [email protected]
DOWNLOAD MATERIALSThe National Forest Foundation (NFF) is soliciting bids for the Clear Creek 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. This Request for Proposals is for restoration services related to forest thinning and slash management.
The NFF and the USFS will host a pre-bid tour for interested bidders on May 14, 2025, at 10:00 AM.
Responses should be emailed by June 2, 2025.
Mike Dwyer, [email protected]
DOWNLOAD MATERIALS