THOMAS BAY YG STEWARDSHIP IRSC

Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.

A pre-solicitation site visit was conducted on July 23rd, 2025 to view the project area and discuss the
objectives of this contract. Please contact for further information on visiting the project area.
Please contact Rachel Shaw (Rachel.A.Shaw@usda.gov) or Ben Case (Benjamin.Case@usda.gov) at the
Petersburg Ranger District office, (907)-772-3871 for directions to the site.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS FROM DATE OF AWARD THROUGH October 31, 2030

Project Location – T56S, R79E, Sec.35, T57S, R80E, Sec 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24 Copper River Meridian in the Petersburg Ranger District of the Tongass National Forest

Description of Work – The objectives of this project are to increase the viability of young-growth harvest for the benefit of local economies, provide early seral habitat for the area’s deer and moose populations, improve water quality, riparian and wildlife habitat, improve ecological function and maintain water quality by accomplishing the following: 

1. Mobilize ground-based logging equipment by barge to the Contract Area.
2. Create openings through timber harvest in densely stocked young-growth stands.
3. Remove included saw timber to landings to be loaded and hauled by truck to a log transfer facility.
4. Transport logs from log transfer facility to a mill or export point. In-water log storage (rafting) requires the operator to obtain a permit from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC).
5. Mobilize road work equipment by barge to Contract Area.
6. Perform road maintenance, including surface rock replacement on haul roads.
7. Reconstruction of temporary road on decommissioned road prisms to access harvest areas.
8. Road improvements, including cleanout of culvert catch basin, installation of beaver deceiver analog, regrading, resurfacing, reconditioning, installation of poly pipes, placement of riprap and the removal of trees from road prism.
9. Hand thin densely stocked stands of Sitka spruce and western hemlock to improve riparian and wildlife habitat.
10. Remove up to five (5) derelict vehicles along road and parking areas from the Contract Area.
11. Perform road improvement by resurfacing.

There is an estimated volume of 4,059.65 MBF of Sitka spruce and 462.26 MBF of western hemlock sawtimber of included timber.

Awarded contract will be a commercial services contract with requirements for timber removal.

The contract shall be awarded using a best value source selection method; the resulting contract shall be a firm fixed price commercial services contract.

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