F - Grande Ronde Restoration Project

The U.S. Forest Service, through the USDA-FS CSA Northwest 3 office, is soliciting bids for the Grande Ronde Restoration Project located in La Grande, Oregon. This combined synopsis and solicitation, identified by solicitation number 1240BE24Q0006, is reserved for small business under the SBA set-aside. Work is categorized under NAICS 115310 for Support Activities for Forestry and PSC F018 for Natural Resources/Conservation- Other Forest/Range Improvements (Non-Construction). Responses to this solicitation must be submitted by November 14, 2023.

The project scope includes habitat restoration across 1.25 miles of the Grande Ronde River at Vey Meadows and a gravel haul from the Mine Tailings Reach of the Upper Grande Ronde River to staging sites adjacent to the Middle Grande Ronde River. Additionally, the project encompasses 15 miles of work on various small streams, including Spring Creek, South Fork Spring Creek, Dark Canyon Creek, Little Dark Canyon Creek, Pelican Creek, California Gulch, and Dry Creek. The primary objectives involve the placement of large woody debris, whole trees, small wood material, and gravel to increase channel roughness, habitat complexity, and floodplain interaction. These efforts are intended to promote hydrologic production, decrease stream temperatures, and increase riparian deciduous vegetation.

The government scheduled a site visit for October 30, 2023, at the 51 Road/5110 Road junction to allow offerors to inspect the performance areas. Thomas Lucas serves as the Contracting Officer for this requirement. There are nine total attachments associated with this notice, including several site maps, a wage determination, and solicitation amendment 1240BE24Q0006 A0001, which was posted on November 2, 2023.