USDA Forest Service Pike Zone Tree Planting Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR)BPA Call

The USDA Forest Service is seeking a contractor to perform tree planting services in the South Platte Ranger District, Pike National Forest. The project involves planting approximately 509 acres with container stock at 134 trees per acre. The contractor must have an existing Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) that includes Tree Planting Services within Jefferson County, Colorado, Platte Ranger District. The contract includes tree handling, planting, and micro-siting, and the contractor must furnish all necessary materials, equipment, labor, supplies, and incidentals needed to perform the work. • The contractor must plant approximately 67,000 seedlings, with 85% being ponderosa pine and 15% being Douglas fir. • The contractor must use a minimum 8’ X 8’ spacing from other planted seedlings and natural regeneration with large variability (Average spacing should be 18’ X 18’). • The contractor must plant all trees in shaded microsites using logs and standing dead for shade. • The contractor must conduct inspections of planting units and maintain records of all inspection work performed. • The contractor must notify the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) when units are completed prior to moving out of the general area.