F -- Gotchen Fuels Reduction Project MTA

Gotchen Fuels Reduction Project. Mt. Adams Ranger District. This contract requires: tree thinning, snag felling, log skidding and decking, slash piling, and skid trail rehabilitation. This project has three thinning units: (C) 114 acres; (I) 42 acres; and (CC) 44 acres. Project location is T7N, R10E; Sections 14, 22, and 23; Willamette Meridian, unsurveyed; Yakima County. Project units are accessible on Forest Service Road Nos. 8020 and 8040-027. The estimated start work date is September 01, 2006. Contract period performance period is 100 days for Units I and CC. Contract performance period is 200 days for Unit C. Performance periods for all units are concurrent from the date of the Notice to Proceed. The proposed contract type is firm fixed-price. Service Contract Act wage rates apply to all contract items. This project is a 100% small business set-aside. This project is partially funded under Title II of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, involving special projects on Federal lands approved through a Resource Advisory Committee. Offers will be evaluated on; price; technical capability; and benefit to the local community (Skamania, Yakima and Klickitat Counties). Technical capability will be evaluated based upon: experience, past performance, subcontractors and key personnel, and price realism. All non-price evaluation factors, when combined, are as important as price. The non-price evaluation factors are of equal importance amongst themselves. The applicable NAICS is 113310 - Logging. The small business size standard is 500 employees. The tentative date for release of the solicitation is on, or about, July 15, 2006. Offers are due on August 15, 2006. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the agency. In accordance with FAR 4.1102(a), prospective contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of a contract. Lack of registration in the CCR on the part of the offeror will render an offeror ineligible for award. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 888-227-2423, or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov//. For additional information contact Mr. Miley Sutherland, Contracting Officer at 360-956-2471. The project manager is Bruce Holmson at 509-395-3390.