The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) seeks companies and contractors interested in performing fuel treatment projects in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. The projects will help reduce wildfire hazards, the potential for catastrophic fires, and threats to public and firefighter safety. The solicitations will remain open for 30 days and interested parties should submit bids by Aug. 11.
The solicitations include both mechanical and manual treatments. Mechanical treatments include work primarily done by machines including mastication, thinning, chipping, chaining and mowing. Manual treatments are primarily done by hand and include slashing, pruning, hand piling, spot application of herbicide and thinning.
The solicitation for the mechanical treatments can be viewed at: https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/PublicSearch/Public_Opportunities.aspx. Once on the website, change the search criteria to ‘Reference Number’, enter reference number L17PS00831 and click search to locate the solicitation. The solicitation for the manual treatments can be viewed at: https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/PublicSearch/Public_Opportunities.aspx. Once on the website, change the search criteria to ‘Reference Number’, enter reference number L17PS00172 and click search to locate the solicitation.
Interested vendors can contact Judy Chamberlain, contracting officer, at 303-236-0097 for additional information.
