SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · NEVADA COUNTY (CA)
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Nevada County OES seeks qualified vegetation management contractors for hazardous vegetation abatement services including tree removal, brush removal, chipping, and prescribed burning. The RFQ establishes a 5-year qualified list for as-needed projects focused on fire prevention and ecological sensitivity.
The County of Nevada Office of Emergency Services (OES) is soliciting sealed Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from Vegetation Management Contractors to provide hazardous vegetation abatement services such as, but not limited to: hand thinning, tree removal, tree trimming, brush removal, chipping, stump grinding, mastication, piling, herbicide application, prescribed burning, prescribed herbivory, and other services to complete projects such as roadside vegetation abatement, defensible space enhancement, and/or shaded fuel break implementation throughout Nevada County. The purpose of this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is to establish an updated Qualified List of firms to provide Vegetation Management Services on an as-needed basis. The County intends to name up to twenty-five (25) consultants to the List, which shall be valid for five (5) years from the date of award, with an option to renew for two (2) additional one-year periods. This request is intended to update the existing Qualified List (QL) of Vegetation Management Contractors approved by the Board of Supervisors on July 9, 2024 (Res. 24-1189) for the period July 9, 2024 through June 30, 2029. Please note, if your firm has an existing Master Service Agreement (MSA) with the County of Nevada for the Qualified List of Vegetation Management Contractors referenced in Res. 24-1189 you are required to respond to this solicitation to be placed on the updated list, and you should respond according to the specifications described in Section 9 of this solicitation. If you are not currently assigned to the Qualified List, you must respond according to the specifications described in Section 8.0. All proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria defined in Section 9.0. Nevada County is located northeast of Sacramento County and is adjacent to Sierra, Placer, and Yuba Counties in California and Washoe County in Nevada. The County has a total land area of 974 square miles which extends from west-slope foothills up and over Donner Summit into Truckee on the east side of the County. Ecological conditions range from oak woodlands (~1,000-foot elevation) to high elevation conifer assemblages (~7,000-foot elevation) and a significant portion of the County land mass is United States Forest Service Tahoe National Forest. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience working in Nevada County or similar rural, fire-prone environments, and will possess strong technical expertise in vegetation management related to hazardous-fuel reduction practices and sensitivity to local ecological and cultural resources according to specific California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) or National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) documents. Qualified firms must be proficient in at least one vegetation-treatment method, such as hand thinning, tree removal and trimming, brush treatment, chipping, stump grinding, mastication, and material piling; and, where applicable, must hold the appropriate certifications to conduct herbicide application, prescribed burning, or prescribed herbivory. The County makes no specific guarantee of a minimum or maximum amount of services which shall be requested of any firm who is named to the Qualified List. The County will assign work by soliciting informal proposals from one or more of the Vendors from the Qualified List for specific tasks and will make awards based on the experience and expertise required for the work, proposer’s current workload, ability to respond, or other relevant criteria. Award of contracts and delivery of services are further described in Section 4.0.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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