Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: 2027 Lacroix Ranger District Irscs
Deadline: 01 Jun 2026
Posting Date: 01 May 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 140511262
Document Ref. No.: 12363N26Q4138
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Tender Details
This Sources Sought / Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for market research and planning purposes. It does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. The Government will not reimburse accompanying costs.
1. Background & Purpose
The U.S. Forest Service seeks capability statements and questionnaire responses from timber operators, fuels contractors, or firms with both capabilities able to conduct hazardous fuels reduction treatments through timber harvest in difficult to access locations within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) on the LaCroix Ranger District. There are four (4) main project areas associated with this RFI and shown on the table below.
Unit Name Acres Volume MBF
Can Crusher Treatment Area 417 3, 927
Finkus Treatment Area 1061 6, 366
Pac Man Treatment Area 450 5, 447
Wild Treatment Area 175 1, 050
Totals 2, 103 16, 790
2. Anticipated Scope of Work
Timber Removal:
Harvest approximately 16.8MMBF (million board feet) of low-value timber via clearcut, shelterwood, and/or commercial thinning across 2, 100 acres in four project locations.
Temporary road construction and obliteration.
Slash piling and covering.
Service work may include:
Pre-commercial thinning and/or Timber stand improvement
Forest system road improvements for erosion control and water quality
Manual and/or mechanical fireline construction
Fuel Break establishment and maintenance
Hazardous Fuel Reduction (Hazardous fuels include balsam fir and other small diameter sub-merchantable species, dead standing, dead down, brush, limbs, and logging slash.)
Mastication/Mulching/Crushing
Chipping
Slashing
Manual or mechanical cut and pile, including covering
Removal of non-merchantable (biomass) material
3. Place of Performance
Four project areas located on the LaCroix Ranger District of the Superior National Forest. Locations are identified on the attached map
4. ...
Notice ID: 12363n26q4138
Department/Ind. Agency: agriculture, department of
Sub-tier: forest service
Office: usda-fs, stewardship contracting branch
Product Service Code: f014 - natural resources/conservation- tree thinning
NAICS Code: 113310 - Logging
Inactive Dates: sep 30, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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