Ocala National Forest Mechanical Site Preparation

The U.S. Forest Service is seeking a contractor to perform mechanical site preparation and single- and double-drum chopping across 1,572 required acres, with an additional 715 optional acres, in the Ocala National Forest.

United States of America > AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF > FOREST SERVICE > USDA-FS, CSA EAST 8


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12444726Q0069
Oct 28, 2026 03:59 AM
Oct 15, 2026 03:12 PM
3 months
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laniece.nixon@usda.gov
+19125810625
1720 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA, USA
Description

The U.S. Forest Service is soliciting a firm-fixed-price contract for mechanical site preparation using a double drum chopper in the Ocala National Forest. Required work covers 1,175 acres of single chopping and 397 acres of double chopping, for a total of 1,572 acres; an additional 715 acres of single chopping are optional. Double-chop areas must receive the second treatment at least three weeks after the first chop. The contractor must furnish all equipment, materials, tools, labor, transportation, and supervision. Equipment must meet detailed weight, width, speed, blade, and safety requirements, and the contractor must be capable of treating approximately 50 acres per day. Work includes chopping vegetation up to six inches in diameter, protecting designated snags, wetlands, roads, sinkholes, prairies, gopher tortoise burrows, and other resources, and chopping roads within treatment areas that are not shown on the maps. The evaluation considers technical approach, price, and relevant past experience.

Classification Codes
NAICS115310Support Activities for Forestry
PSCF099Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services
Smart Codes
forestry site preparationmechanical vegetation clearingdrum chopping services
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Oct 20, 2026 03:59 AM-Questions Due Date
Oct 27, 2026 03:59 AM-Offers Due Date
Nov 16, 2026-Period of Performance Begins
Feb 26, 2027-Period of Performance Ends
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