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 under solicitation number 1240BE24Q0006. This project involves habitat restoration across 1.25 miles of the Grande Ronde River at Vey Meadows and includes gravel hauling from the Mine Tailings Reach of the Upper Grande Ronde River to staging sites adjacent to the Middle Grande Ronde River. Additional work encompasses restoration activities on 15 miles of 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 are to prioritize the placement of large woody debris and gravel to increase floodplain interaction, add habitat complexity, and promote out-of-channel flooding to improve hydrologic production and decrease stream temperatures.

The performance of these services is located in La Grande, Oregon, and is classified under NAICS 115310 for Support Activities for Forestry and PSC F018 for Natural Resources/Conservation- Other Forest/Range Improvements (Non-Construction). This procurement is designated as an SBA (Small Business Administration) set-aside. Interested parties are required to submit their responses by the deadline of November 14, 2023. The solicitation includes nine attachments, such as multiple project maps, wage determinations, and an amendment posted on November 2, 2023.

A site visit was scheduled for October 30, 2023, beginning at the 51 Road and 5110 Road junction. This combined synopsis and solicitation emphasizes the importance of site inspections to satisfy requirements regarding local conditions that may affect performance costs. The point of contact for this requirement is Thomas Lucas, Contracting Officer, with technical site inquiries directed to Joe Platz.