Requests for Proposals

In collaboration with the USDA Forest Service (USFS), the Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office (BLM), the Southwest District of the Colorado State Land Board (SLB), and the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS), the National Forest Foundation (NFF or Project Administrator) is seeking a contractor/s to conduct service work, including forest thinning and biomass removal across 638.5 acres of public lands in La Plata County, Colorado. Fuels work, including mechanical vegetation thinning, skidding, decking, chipping or grinding, hauling, and road maintenance, will be completed along the boundary of lots that are within the northern private boundary of the Forest Lakes Subdivision.

This Request for Proposals includes 638.5 acres of required public land treatments for the first phase of the Project.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by December 23, 2024.

Contact:

Nick Olson, [email protected]

The National Forest Foundation (NFF), in partnership with the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland (ARP), is seeking contract services for a Lead Facilitator/Manager for NoCo Places (NoCo), a collaborative of eight county, state and federal land management agencies in the Northern Colorado region that are collaborating on ways to manage the increased demand for outdoor recreation and visitation in northern Colorado.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by September 23, 2024.

Contact:

Shayna Jones, [email protected]

The National Forest Foundation, in partnership with the USFS, is seeking proposals to complete demolition of existing toilets and installation of new toilets forest wide, enhancing visitor and recreational experiences on the MBRTB in Colorado and Wyoming.

A Pre-Bid Information Session will be held on November 15, 2024 – weather permitting. We will travel to 2-4 locations in the Snowy Range Mountains starting from the Laramie Ranger District. To RSVP, please contact Jim Fried.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by December 6, 2024.

Contact:

Jim Fried, [email protected]

The U.S. Forest Service and National Forest Foundation (NFF) are working together to implement projects associated with the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). Wetterhorn Basin Trail is a U.S. Forest Service system trail on the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests. This trail is a popular and scenic route leading into a remote, backcountry part of the Uncompahgre Wilderness. Phase I of reconstruction includes design and build for a major trail reroute where a mass landslide event compromised the sustainability and accessibility of the current alignment. The reroute project is located just beneath Coxcomb Pass, within the first 3 miles of the trail from the West Fork Cimmaron Trailhead.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by December 8, 2024.

Contact:

Kaily Raley, [email protected]

The U.S. Forest Service and National Forest Foundation (NFF) are working together to implement projects associated with the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). Crag Crest National Recreation Trail is located on the Grand Mesa and winds through a variety of scenery from craggy lake views to deep forested sections and wildflower meadows. The Crag Crest Trail Reconstruction Project prioritizes the protection of natural resources, mitigation of safety hazards, and keeping trail users on the trail. It focuses on constructing new and improving existing retaining walls and drainage structures such as water bars and turnpikes.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by December 8, 2024.

Contact:

Kaily Raley, [email protected]

In 2021 the US Forest Service began implementing the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). A variety of projects proposed by the Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands (PSICC) have been prioritized through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's list of deferred maintenance projects for GAOA funding. As part of this effort, the National Forest Foundation (NFF) and the PSICC have partnered to replace toilets across the national forests and grasslands.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by December 2, 2024.

Contact:

Jennifer Fenwick, [email protected]

The Schultz Hand Thinning, Hand Piling & Mastication project, totaling 341 acres, is located roughly 14 miles north of Flagstaff, AZ. The work involves cutting most of the unmarked conifers up to 9” dbh. Due to the recreational importance of this area, it is requested that no motor vehicles drive within the project area unless critical to project completion.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by December 6, 2024.

Contact:

Caio Vissicaro, [email protected]

The National Forest Foundation is soliciting bids for non-commercial thinning on these projects. The purpose of the project is to reduce the tree density and improve the health and condition of the forest based on the prescribed objectives, while also reducing the risk of wildfire.

The NFF and US Forest Service will host a pre-bid tour for interested contractors as requested at a date and time to be determined. Please respond to Riley Kies at [email protected] by December 1, 2024 if you would like to attend.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by December 15, 2024.

Contact:

Riley Kies, [email protected]

The National Forest Foundation (NFF), in partnership with USDA Forest Service J.W. Toumey Nursery (Toumey), is requesting quotes for a Horticulture Programming Consultant for the planning and analysis of future greenhouse and bareroot operations related to seedlings and native plant species.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by December 13, 2024.

Contact:

Monica Perez-Watkins, [email protected]

The purpose of the project is to determine the presence/absence and reproductive status of Federally Proposed Endangered California Spotted Owls (CSOW) in pre-identified areas of suitable habitat on the Los Padres National Forest (LPNF) during the 2025-28 breeding seasons. The Contractor will perform surveying, monitoring, and related activities of California Spotted Owl Territories on the LPNF.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by December 17, 2024.

Contact:

Michelle Daneri, [email protected]

The U.S. Forest Service (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 projects proposed by the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and 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 deferred maintenance of non-motorized trails on the GMUG National Forests.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by January 3, 2025.

Contact:

Nick Catmur, [email protected]