Requests for Proposals

The National Forest Foundation (NFF), in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), is seeking design and construction services for two new public use cabins on the Chugach National Forest. One cabin will be within the Porcupine Campground near Hope, AK and the other in the vicinity of Meridian Lake near Seward, AK. This is a design build project that involves a qualified designer and contractor to design a USFS-approved cabin, foundation, and site layout design to be used for construction of both or one cabin and site. Construction should be complete no later than September 30, 2024.

These cabins are the first of approximately 12 cabins to be built on the Chugach National Forest and 13 cabins on the Tongass National Forest in the coming years. Many cabins will be in remote or semi-remote locations, and all cabins are located in bear country. Through these cabin projects, the intent is to bolster local Alaskan economies by utilizing local (Alaskan) wood products, local contractors, and support opportunities for local workforce development, to the extent feasible.

Interested parties may submit a proposal for both cabins or for a single cabin.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by October 13, 2023.

Contact:

Kenzie Barnwell, mbarnwell@nationalforests.org

The National Forest Foundation (NFF) and the USDA Forest Service are working together to protect and restore the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) through targeted efforts and a shared vision to enhance the lands around Lake Tahoe. The NFF and LTBMU are collaborating on a number of projects, including the Baldwin and Kiva Beach Wetland Resource Protection Fencing Project located in South Lake Tahoe, CA. The project entails installing two sections of split rail cedar fence totaling 630 linear feet. Approximately 480 feet of fencing will be installed between the Baldwin Beach parking lot and the adjacent wetland habitat. An additional 150 feet of fence will be added to the existing split rail cedar fence at Kiva Beach. The fencing will act as a passive barrier for the general public, while not inhibiting wildlife movement between these areas.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by September 25, 2023.

Contact:

Mila Bock, mbock@nationalforests.org

The National Forest Foundation (NFF) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) are working together to ensure the long-term forest resilience in the Boise Front Focal Area. To better manage this landscape, the Boise National Forest and partners are seeking a contractor to build a geodatabase to address the complex challenges of forest restoration and fuel management planning. The database will assist the Forest Service with tracking current conditions and help the agency prepare for potential unplanned disturbances (i.e., wildland fire). This database is especially important for the wildland-urban interface communities across the Boise National Forest and surrounding area. This project is for a section of the Boise National Forest, Payette National Forest and other lands in southwest Idaho.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by September 21, 2023.

Contact:

Josh Rodriguez, jrodriguez@nationalforests.org

The National Forest Foundation (NFF), in partnership with the Forest Service on the Chugach National Forest, is reconstructing the Martin Lake cabin near Cordova, Alaska. This request for quotes is for the design, purchase, and delivery of the cabin materials.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by October 15, 2023.

Contact:

Kenzie Barnwell, mbarnwell@nationalforests.org

The National Forest Foundation (NFF), in partnership with the Coconino National Forest, is seeking qualified forestry contractors to conduct 205 acres of mechanical treatments and timber stand improvement as well as 158 acres of hand thinning as part of the Weimer Springs Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project (FWPP).

This Request for Proposals is for mechanical treatments, timber stand improvement, slash removal, and the processing and hauling of firewood for 205 acres, along with hand thinning and piling of activity generated slash and dead and down fuels throughout 158 additional acres, where associated road maintenance shall be conducted as well.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by November 24, 2023.

Contact:

Luke Reents, lreents@nationalforests.org

The NFF and the American River Ranger District (ARRD) of the Tahoe National Forest are collaborating on the 725-acre Nyack Fuels Reduction and Infrastructure Protection Project. The Project is located south of Interstate 80 between Blue Canyon and Emigrant Gap. It is designed to reduce wildfire risk through roadside fuel breaks and mechanical thinning. The implementation contractor will collaborate with the NFF, Oversight Forester, and ARRD staff to implement forest health treatments specified in the Project.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by October 26, 2023.

Contact:

Brad Robinson, brobinson@nationalfroests.org

The National Forest Foundation (NFF), in partnership with the Prescott National Forest, is seeking qualified forestry contractors to conduct hand thinning and manual piling as well as hand constructed fire lines as part of the Scorched Saddle Timber Stand Improvement (TSI) Project.

This Request for Proposals is for hand thinning and piling of both live and dead fuels for 500 acres and for 4.67 miles of fire line construction. Additional acres and miles of fire line construction may be added, pending funding availability.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by October 27, 2023.

Contact:

Luke Reents, lreents@nationalforest.org

The NFF and the Yuba River Ranger District (YRRD) of the Tahoe National Forest are collaborating on the 878-acre Trapper Protected Activity Center (PAC) Fuels Reduction Project. This project will be the second phase of the total 3,400 acres of fuel reduction implementation authorized under the Trapper Environmental Assessment. The implementation contractor will collaborate with the oversight forester, YRRD, and NFF to implement 878 acres of hand cut and hand pile operations across the project area, and/or to construct fire lines around units.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by October 20, 2023.

Contact:

Maggie Cummings, mcummings@nationalforests.org

The National Forest Foundation (NFF), in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Umpqua National Forest, is seeking a qualified contractor to remove the existing culvert in Francis Creek and replace it with an aquatic organism passage culvert. With this project, we will replace the existing barrier culvert with a much larger one that will provide for aquatic organism passage and habitat continuity. This is especially important because Francis Creek is located in the upper reaches of the Canton Creek Watershed and thus provides cold water refugia for steelhead and other species at a time when drought, fires, and climate change are resulting in warming waters.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by October 19, 2023.

Contact:

Audrey Squires, asquires@nationalforests.org